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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... , AFib w/ AV Block ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... bpm) • Sinus Bradycardia ... • AV Block (ISt ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #causes
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
block (lower AV ... block - ventricular ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
predictor of recurrent ischemic ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... Differentiating ventricular ... #electrocardiogram ... cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
) - Summary Framework ... heart disease Causes ... • Myocardial ischemia ... Bundle branch block ... cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
inversion • Arrhythmias ... , particularly ventricular ... Stop or rapidly complete ... consultation with cardiology ... #Management #Workup
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... all leads except aVR ... hypokalaemia or bradycardia ... Interpretation #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
(A-Fib) Summary ... Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... Irregular wide-complex ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology