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Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Complete AV Canal ... Complete AV canal ... Ivan_Echocardio #CAVCD ... #Complete #AVCanal ... #Defect #a4c #Echocardiogram
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Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification
Class I (Ia, Ib, Ic) - Na+ Channel Blockade
 • Slows depolarization
Antiarrhythmics ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... • Widens QRS complex ... VaughanWilliams #Classification ... #Classes #cardiology
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Narrow Complex ... tachycardia Narrow Complex ... conduction Wide-Complex ... aberrancy Wide-Complex ... #Causes #cardiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Wide Complex Tachycardia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperkalemia - Antiarrhythmic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #WCT #cardiology
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
dissociation (P and QRS complexes ... beats (hybrid complex ... negative (QS) complexes ... Brugada algorithm ... point) of S > 100 ms
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
- Moderate - Complete ... - Severe - Complete ... - Severe - Complete ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
bpm) - Narrow Complex ... WPW) - Narrow Complex ... Tachycardia - Wide Complex ... aberrancy - Wide Complex ... #causes
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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of Stable Wide-Complex ... - Consider antiarrhythmics ... Follow narrow-complex ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... suggested if: - ANC ... (particularly complex ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM #Classification
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Stable Narrow-Complex ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm