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Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
/pacer - QTc ... DANGER - Short QT ... : ↑ca - Long QT ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Class I Antiarrhythmics and their Key Pharmacologic Properties

Class IA = Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide ("Quarter PounDer")
Class IB
Class I Antiarrhythmics ... in wide QRS on EKG ... results in prolonged QT ... on EKG • Increasing ... Pharmacology #Agents #Cardiology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... own objective assessment ... will also get an EKG
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... : • Admit to PICU ... Epilepticus #seizure #Management ... #neurology #pediatrics ... #peds #algorithm