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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart Blocks ... 1st Degree Heart Block ... Mobitz I Heart Block ... Brady Management ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Unstable Bradycardia Management ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #cardiology
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Bradycardia Diagnostic ... and Management ... sick sinus, AV block ... dextrose, dialysis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Bradycardia
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Dysrhythmia, heart block ... cardiac death Management ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... AFIb w/ variable block ... MANAGEMENT: Modified ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... , fascicular blocks ... bundle branch blocks ... potassium #high #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
• Antipyretics block ... antipyretics to block ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Carditis: - AV block ... first-second-third degree block ... #Management #treatment
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Fracture - ED Management ... using hematoma block ... or ulnar nerve block ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
new kid on the block ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics