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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Palpitations • ARRHYTHMiA ... • SINUS ARRYTHMIA ... TACHYCARDIA NON-ARRHYTHMIC ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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impairment - Cardiac arrhythmias ... Heart #Failure #Differential ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Anxiety Disorder #Arrhythmias ... #Cardiology #Differential
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Pointes if in a setting ... aberrancy #Arrhythmias ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... rhythm) Tachy-arrhythmias ... #Anatomical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... with ventricular arrythmias ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Cardiogenic ventricular arrythmia ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... Irregular: Sinus Arrhythmia ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... #Bradycardia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Limited laboratory testing ... PALPITATIONS: Arrhythmias ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
The JT Interval and Pro-Arrhythmic Risk
Measured from the J-point to the end of the T-wave, the
Interval and Pro-Arrhythmic ... repolarization in the setting ... pathophysiology #ekg #ecg #cardiology