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Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
Torsades de Pointes ... by PVC in the setting ... #Torsades #dePointes ... pathophysiology #cardiology ... #causes #differential
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
Torsades de Pointes ... • "Twisting of ... the pointes" ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... including Tosades de Pointes ... if in a setting ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Tachycardia - Differential ... - Torsades de pointes ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Torsades de Pointes ... Arrhythmias #Anatomical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... bladder in a non-fasting ... Gallbladder #Thickening #Differential ... #Diagnosis #radiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Block (nothing getting ... of torsades de pointes ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... prevents speech & eating ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Miscellaneous - Scorpion sting ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Limited laboratory testing ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #