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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac ... #Arrest #cardiology ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Syndrome: Illness ... misdiagnosed) - Sudden cardiac ... arrest/death ... **Get baseline EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Short QT Syndrome
Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a very rare, recently described syndrome in which an
Short QT Syndrome ... Short QT syndrome ... arrest and sudden ... cardiac death. ... #cardiology #ecg
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (4) SA node arrest ... 200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
arrest trolley ... and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... associated with sudden cardiac ... #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Obtain 12-lead ECG ... and discuss with cardiology ... ❾ Plan further management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... of diagnosis (e.g ... neuropathy or cardiac ... arrest Chronic ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... (e.g., long QT ... syndrome, ARVC) ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... perfusion - Cardiac ... arrest - Shock ... failure - Low cardiac ... - Compartment syndrome