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The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... normal • The PP ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
• Inherited arrhythmia ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... normal • The PP ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Cardiac Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... : Differential diagnosis ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... in aVR > 0.7: ppv ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
angiogenic factors + oxidative ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Arrhythmia (MAA ... criteria for the diagnosis ... and an irregular PP ... dominant pacemaker focus ... #cardiology #ekg
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
• Classic triad ... stress-induced (takotsubo ... ) cardiomyopathy ... tachycardia, or arrhythmia ... procedures (eg,
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Pardee's sign" + PPD ... depression Takotsubo ... Cardiomyopathy: ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cardiogenic shock ⚠️ Arrhythmias ... needed to avoid diagnostic ... myocarditis • Takotsubo ... #Cardiology #OBGyn ... #Diagnosis