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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... abberancy - N B Afib ... atrial tachycardia (MAT ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Symptoms may include ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
High-grade AV Block aka Advanced AV Block
 • During sinus rhythm, when 2 or more P
• This is a clinically ... concerning variant of Mobitz ... AVBlock #Advanced #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... group-beating" on the ECG ... • This is a clinically ... AVBlock #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
live births Symptoms ... arrest/death - Symptoms ... (Torsades) or vFib ... **Get baseline EKG ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
decreased ETCO2 Symptoms ... Consider thrombolysis e.g ... over 2 h (>65 kg ... desaturation, confusion ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... • History of BCG ... False-negative TST result may ... immunocompromised (e.g
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
nasal droplets • Symptoms ... Immunosuppression (e.g ... of dermis & SC fat ... few or absent AFB ... Disease #Leprosy #diagnosis
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating.
fibrillation (AF or A-fib ... episodes have no symptoms ... Occasionally there may ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #AtrialFibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a type of regular and fast heart rate that arises
a few seconds may ... Short periods may ... occur without symptoms ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG