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Sinus pause/arrest vs Sinoatrial Block

#cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #sinuspause #sinoatrialblock
Sinus pause/arrest ... vs Sinoatrial Block ... #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
High-grade AV Block aka Advanced AV Block
 • During sinus rhythm, when 2 or more P
sinus rhythm, when ... #Highgrade #AVBlock ... #Advanced #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Second Degree AV Block Type I aka Mobitz I / Wenckebach 
 • Normal P waves.
Second Degree AV Block ... Second #Degree #AVBlock ... Type1 #Wenckebach #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... atrioventricular #blocks #AVBlock ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... • Unexplained sinus ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... QRS widening • Sinus ... of conduction block ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
4 Variants of Sinus ... presence of AV block ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Ventriculophasic Sinus Arrhythmia - ECG Diagnosis
 • The P to P interval encompassing a QRS complex
Diagnosis • The ... presence of AV block ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
Advanced 2nd ... compromise • Bi/Tri-fascicular ... unclear origin • Sinus ... Indications #PPM #cardiology ... #management
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
DANGER (2) Sinus ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential