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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... nodal blocking agents ... nodal blocking agent ... Ciguatera • Flecanide ... #Bradycardia #differential
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Flecainide #Toxicity #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Cardiology #Clinical #Toxicology
Flecainide Toxicity ... officialdrk12 #Flecainide
REBEL Review 4 & 5: Paralytic & Vasopressor Dosing 

Paralytic Agents:
 - Succinylcholine (Depolarizing Agent)
Paralytic Agents ... (Depolarizing Agent ... vasopressors #paralytics #agents
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG

70 year old patient with chronic atrial fibrillation on an antiarrhythmic presented with
Flecainide Toxicity ... BrettSperryMD #Flecainide
Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel Blockers
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications, Side Effects
la - Quinidine, Procainamide
lb - Lidocaine, Mexiletine
Ic -
Mexiletine Ic - Flecainide
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Etiologies: • Viral agents ... B19 • Parasitic agents ... pallidum • Fungal agents ... species • Protozoal agents ... #Myocarditis #differential
Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan Williams Classification - Summary Table
Class I agents - Sodium Channel Blockers⠀
Class II
Table Class I agents ... Blockers⠀ Class II agents ... Anti-sympathetic agents ... Most agents in this ... Blockers Class IV agents
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide ... Medications #Causes #differential
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
(propafenone, flecanide
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Malaria • Oxygen agents ... nitrates • Other agents ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential