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Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
Pacemaker Placement ... • Third degree block ... unclear origin • Sinus ... #Indications #PPM ... #cardiology #management
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
• During sinus ... by a junctional pacemaker ... an infra-Hisian pacemaker ... #AVBlock #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #classification
Third Degree AV Block aka Complete Heart Block
 • In sinus rhythm with complete AV block,
Third Degree AV Block ... Complete Heart Block ... • In sinus rhythm ... with complete AV block ... #Complete #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome • SA Block ... • AV Block (ISt ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
normal • The PP ... presence of AV block ... Wandering Atrial Pacemaker ... several cycle the pacemaker ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology
Pacemaker Indications
Class I
 • Symptomatic sinus node dysfunction
 • 3° AV or type 2 2° AV
Pacemaker Indications ... or type 2 2° AV block ... or Type 1 2° AV block ... #PPM #indications ... #cardiology #management
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Sick Sinus ... /3rd degree AV Block ... • Pacemaker ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
normal • The PP ... presence of AV block ... Wandering Atrial Pacemaker ... several cycle the pacemaker ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Pardee's sign" + PPD ... Bundle Branch Block ... bundle-branch block ... ; and sinus tachycardia ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology