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Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT ... misdiagnosed) - Sudden cardiac ... **Get baseline EKG ... - QT prolonging ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Arrest Primary ... Channelopathies: Long/short QT ... Acquired long QT ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
• PR, QRS, and QT ... . sinus bradycardia ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Short QT Syndrome
Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a very rare, recently described syndrome in which an
Short QT Syndrome ... Short QT syndrome ... interval (QTc < ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Flattened T waves QT ... • QT interval is ... = QT / √ RR - ... thumb: a normal QT ... #diagnosis #system
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
• Long QT Syndrome ... • Progressive Cardiac ... Heart • Short QT ... #clinical #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Classic EKG triad of long QT, ST-depression, and PVCs in Hypokalemia
Worry about hypokalemia; this patient had
of long QT, ST-depression ... this patient had cardiac ... arrest due to gastroenteritis-induced ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (4) SA node arrest ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
hypertension, tachy- or bradycardia ... arrest trolley ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
: Rate/Rhythm (bradycardia ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... arrest, amniotic ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis