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Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Bradycardia Diagnostic ... and Management ... STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV ... Hypothyroidism - TOX: beta-blockers ... TREATMENT - Drugs (beta-blockers
Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach Phenomenon) 2nd Degree AV Block on EKG
 • P-R interval gradually increases
Block on EKG ... till a dropped beat ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... • Block in AV ... beyond AV node) ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
assoc with 1K, AV ... block • ↓ Mg ... Syndromes #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... differential - Beta-HCG ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Cardiovascular: Beta-blockers ... #Management #CriticalCare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... telemetry for heart block ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
to effectively block ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
to effectively block ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare