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Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
Placement Indications Class ... I or II • Mobitz ... Class II: • Mobitz ... Class Ill: • Syncope ... arrest, prolonged PR
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart Blocks ... • Prolonged PR ... Treatment 2nd Degree, Mobitz ... . 2nd Degree, Mobitz ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... from other causes ... Common causes of ... #Causes #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
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 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
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... pauses • AV block ... #Differential # ... #Table #Causes
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Syncope - Differential ... percentage of syncopal ... Sick sinus, AV block ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
1º - long PR intervals ... successively longer PR ... 3, etc.) 2º - Mobitz ... II / Mobitz - , ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential
Causes of Syncope #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Neuro #Syncope #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Syncope ... EM #IM #Neuro #Syncope ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Ddxof
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Vaughan Williams Classification ... : • MOA: Block ... depolarization • ↑ PR ... velocity) - ↑ PR ... #Pharmacology #Classification