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Cardiac Event Monitors - Heart Monitor Comparison
 - Holter - 24-48 hrs
Heart Monitor Comparison ... Holter - 24-48 hrs ... Event #Monitors #Comparison ... #cardiac #cardiology ... #holter #cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
PR, and widened QRS ... The definitive treatment ... wave) 2 Wide QRS ... complex (QRS > ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• No Treatment ... No Treatment. ... 3:1 block) • Treatment ... • Treatment: ... electrocardiogram #ecg #cardiology
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 CXRs ... scan 6.2 mSv 310 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
show low voltage QRS ... collapse of RV - Treatment ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
for VT: - No RS ... northwest axis") — QRS ... Capture beats- a QRS ... VT #VTach #SVT #Comparison ... Versus #ecg #ekg #cardiology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
lavage - BUN/Cr ... Lower #GIBleed #comparison ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
encompassing a QRS ... an intervening QRS ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... variants #clinical #comparison
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
dissociation (P and QRS ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Manifestations: - CRP ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... Manifestations: - CRP ... life-threatening • Treatment ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison