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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart Blocks ... • Prolonged PR ... Brady Management ... #HeartBlocks #Types ... #Classification
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
Vaughan Williams Classification ... : • MOA: Block ... depolarization • ↑ PR ... velocity) - ↑ PR ... #Pharmacology #Classification
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
with prolonged PR ... - Mobitz Type 1 ... - Mobitz Type 2 ... have a Mobitz Type ... independently of the atria leading
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
channels open leading ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... depolarization • ↑ PR ... velocity) - ↑ PR ... #Pharmacology #Classification
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
PR interval ... Type I aka Mobitz ... type II (aka Mobitz ... There is constant PR ... electrocardiogram #classification
Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
Placement Indications Class ... Class II: • Mobitz ... LBBB with syncope Class ... arrest, prolonged PR ... PPM #cardiology #management
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Diagnostic and Management ... Algorithm CONSIDER ... LIFE THREATENING CAUSES ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Bradycardia #Algorithm
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... waves, Prolonged PR ... high #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #treatment
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of types ... Type 1 - Mediators ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... cell antigens, leading ... allergy #table #classification
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
 -
obstruction _ pHA type ... I, type II - ... diseases _ pHA type ... NSAlDs - Beta-Blockers ... #Hyperkalemia #Algorithm