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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Arrhythmias • ... Accelerated Escape Rhythm ... #Arrhythmias #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Comparison between Wandering atrial pacemaker (A) vs multifocal atrial arrhythmia (B)

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
vs multifocal atrial ... arrhythmia (B) ... comparison #multifocal #rhythm ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... for Arrhythmias ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
type of cardiac arrhythmia ... The arrhythmias ... AV junctional rhythm ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... interval) • AFib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... Arrhythmia* (e.g ... ., A-Fib also a ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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Variant of sinus arrhythmia ... appreciate this rhythm ... #pacemaker #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... thrombus • Digoxin ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... arrest - escape rhythms ... 200ms from longer pause ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram