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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (1) Sinus tachycardia ... 200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia ... atrial flutter, and ... , shortness of breath ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... between the atria and ... reciprocating tachycardia ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
- Observe and ... Control rate (e.g ... underlying cause ... underlying cause ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
symmetry, rate, breath ... positioning (e.g ... sinus rhythm, treat ... non-sinus → 2-7 Tachycardia ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
12-lead ECG machine ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia ... - In most case ... ECG usually shows ... narrow complex tachycardia ... Pathophysiology #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
• Malignancy (e.g ... metastatic spread: lung cancer ... , breast cancer, ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... heart disease Causes ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Supraventricular tachycardia ... #differential #cardiology
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is a form of ventricular tachycardia in which there are multiple ventricular
of ventricular tachycardia ... amplitude, axis and ... The commonest cause ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG