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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Arrhythmias • ... Accelerated Escape Rhythm ... • Atrial Tachycardia ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
The arrhythmias ... AV junctional rhythm ... tachycardia with ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Arrhythmias on ... atrial rhythm & ... tachycardia ECG ... #rhythm #tachycardia ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Bundle branch block ... Substances • Digoxin ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria ... • Sinus arrhythmia
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... presence of AV block ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(2) Atrial ... arrest - escape rhythms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Heart Rate and Rhythm ... Rapid and regular rhythms ... and irregular rhythms ... palpitations: PVC ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Atrial Tachycardia ... Arrhythmia (MAA ... #Rhythm #tachycardia ... wap #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... presence of AV block ... Wandering Atrial ... #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 ... Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... bundle branch block ... thrombus • Digoxin ... diagnosis #management #cardiology