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Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... Junctional escape rhythm ... idioventricular rhythm ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachycardia ... interval) • AFib ... Tachycardia - ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Accelerated Escape Rhythm ... • Atrial Tachycardia ... Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia ... #Arrhythmias #diagnosis ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... tachycardia (MAT ... arrest - escape rhythms ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... Tachycardia (MAT ... Irregularly irregular rhythm ... #Tachycardia #diagnosis ... cardiology #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
Tachycardia, Atrial ... Tachycardia - Atrial ... AtrialTachycardia #AFib ... AFlutter #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Electrocardiogram
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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Embolism - Sinus tachycardia ... V1 - Right atrial ... Pulmonary #Embolism #AcutePE ... #HighRisk #Electrocardiogram ... EKG #Findings #Diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Heart Rate and Rhythm ... and irregular rhythms ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram