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#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
#EKG taken on a ... acute pulmonary embolism ... bundle branch block ... #criticalcare #cardiology ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
1st Degree Heart Block ... Mobitz I Heart Block ... Complete Heart Block ... • Block in AV ... narrow QRS • Block
The JT Interval and Pro-Arrhythmic Risk
Measured from the J-point to the end of the T-wave, the
Bundle Branch Block ... Bundle Branch Block ... with QRS ≥120 ms ... pathophysiology #ekg ... #ecg #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Interval: • 1° Block ... >200ms • 2° Block ... loss of P • 2° Block ... • 3° Complete Block ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Framework and Management ... AFIb w/ variable block ... semi-recumbent position 3) Ask ... Normotensive: Beta-Blocker ... #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
gallop • Abnormal ECG ... Dysrhythmia, heart block ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... /3rd degree AV Block ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... sided IE: heart block ... lesions, heart block ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
with multiple embolic ... telemetry for heart block ... (+/- daily EKG) ... • Aggressive management ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Central Neuraxial Block ... • Embolism. ... Central #Neuraxial #Block ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management