5 results
Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
induced 2nd or 3rd ... RBBB/LBBB with syncope ... Class Ill: • Syncope ... unclear origin • Sinus ... arrest, prolonged PR
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• Prolonged PR ... • Prolonged PR ... Treatment: Pacemaker 3rd ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Sick Sinus ... Node) • 2nd/3rd ... Tachy-Brady Syndrome #Syncope
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
PR interval ... There is constant PR ... • The PR interval ... ecg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #classification
Third Degree AV Block aka Complete Heart Block
 • In sinus rhythm with complete AV block,
Heart Block • In sinus ... • The PR interval ... #ThirdDegree #3rd ... ecg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram