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Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachycardia • Aflutter ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... Junctional escape rhythm ... Flutter (AFL), ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Atrial fibrillation ... A regular rhythm ... Atrial flutter ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves • Caused ... by atrial contracting ... e.g., junctional rhythm ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
arrest - escape rhythms ... 200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
in 10s x 6 2) Rhythm ... rhythm • No ... Flutter PR Interval ... Interpretation #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Heart Rate and Rhythm ... flutter, or atrial ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
fibrillation/flutter ... “cannon waves” caused ... RA (junctional rhythm ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
HAGL) can be a cause ... dislocation WITHOUT ... Differential diagnosis ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
criteria for the diagnosis ... contrast to AV dissociation ... Pacemaker #wap #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram