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Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
Temporary / External Pacing ... External cardiac pacing ... nickmmark #pacemaker #PPM ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management #transcutaneous
Pacemaker Complications
 • Implantation-Related: Pocket hematoma, Infection (pocket), Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Lead dislodgement, Cardiac perforation / tamponade
Thrombosis / stenosis, Pacing-induced ... #Pacemaker #PPM ... complications #cardiology ... #management
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
depolarization before pacing ... inhibit or trigger a pacing ... Operating #Modes #Pacing ... #settings #cardiology ... #management
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... with a rate > 100 bpm ... • Ventricular pacing ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #causes
Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
Placement Indications Class ... 3rd degree block Class ... LBBB with syncope Class ... #Indications #PPM ... #cardiology #management
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... interval: • Class ... chronotropy (goal 90-110 bpm ... • Overdrive pacing ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Pardee's sign" + PPD ... • Ventricular Pacing ... : - Pacing spike ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Pacemaker Timing Settings
 • Lower rate limit (50-60 bpm) - The lowest rate at which the
rate limit (50-60 bpm ... depolarization before pacing ... #Pacemaker #PPM ... #Timing #Pacing ... #cardiology #management
Drugs Useful in the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Migraine Headaches
Several classes of drugs are effective in
Headaches Several classes ... serotonin agonists, acting ... • Severe pain ... #Prophylaxis #management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
patent (consider passing ... heart rate <60 bpm ... heart rate >100 bpm ... heart rate >100 bpm ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management