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Pacemaker Coding Terminology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker #LetterCode #Coding #Classification #Table #CoreEM
Pacemaker Coding ... Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker ... #LetterCode #Coding ... #Classification ... #Table #CoreEM
The first three letters refer to chamber paced, chamber sensed, and response to sensed events. The
Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker ... #LetterCode #Coding ... #Classification ... #Table
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... • During sinus ... by a junctional pacemaker ... an infra-Hisian pacemaker ... electrocardiogram #classification
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... from a locus of ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... Control rate (e.g ... underlying cause #Stable ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... pauses • AV block ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
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include alpha blockers ... with caution - e.g ... #medications #dosing ... #drugs #table #
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Treatment of Stable ... nodal agents (e.g ... diltiazem or B-blockers ... irregular protocol #Stable ... management #cardiology #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... then be excreted using ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
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