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Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
atrial complex (PAC ... ) - ECG Recognition ... • A PAC will ... junctional complex (PJC ... #diagnosis #ekg
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... , SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
PAC can be ... • PAC can be ... #PACs #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
 •
Reticular/AMA: • PBC ... , SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS • ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Presyncope PVC ... : • PAC – Often ... A PAC also has a ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC ... #cardiology
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG
 - Characterized by an abrupt and persistent AV block in the
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG ... conducted or blocked PAC ... or PVC, acceleration ... Paroxysmal #AVBlock #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Paroxysmal AV Block aka Ventricular Standstill
 • Abrupt and persistent AV block ( multiple P waves
conducted or blocked PAC ... or PVC, acceleration ... Ventricular #Standstill #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody ... pattern: • SSc, PBC ... dots pattern: • PBC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... Diagnosis Summary ... conducted or blocked PAC ... or PVC, acceleration ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis