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Pacemaker Coding Terminology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker #LetterCode #Coding #Classification #Table #CoreEM
Pacemaker Coding ... Terminology #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #PPM #Pacemaker ... #LetterCode #Coding ... #Classification
The first three letters refer to chamber paced, chamber sensed, and response to sensed events. The
#Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... #Coding #Classification
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• Treatment: Pacemaker ... • Block in AV ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... • During sinus ... by a junctional pacemaker ... #AVBlock #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #classification
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... from a locus of ... tissue in the area ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Junctional
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
with caution in ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... with caution in ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
patient, Crash Cart in ... AMS, SOB from CHF ... : Bad block? ... Set pacemaker to ... differential #management #cardiology
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... administration, once a day dosing ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #Algorithm #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
reservoir bag moving ... ventilator bellows moving ... known drug causes (eg ... (→ 3-10); beta-blocker ... Management #Workup #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
downsloping - Coving ... Bundle Branch Block ... bundle-branch block ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram