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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia ... (2) Atrial flutter ... tachycardia (MAT ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... (<60 bpm) • Sinus ... Escape Rhythm Abnormal ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... - Differential Diagnosis ... fibrillation, sinus ... tachycardia - ... atrioventricular block
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
commonly seen are sinus ... , sino-atrial (SA ... tachycardia with ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Unexplained sinus ... tachycardia • ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
PR interval are normal ... presence of AV block ... Wandering Atrial ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #variants #clinical
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Bundle branch block ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... (≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... capture of the atria ... • Sinus arrhythmia
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... variable block ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... • This is a clinically ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #classification
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG
 - Characterized by an abrupt and persistent AV block in the
presence of otherwise normal ... or slowing of sinus ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical