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ECG Basics - Heart Blocks #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock #Table #AVBlock #Mobitz #Degree #Wenckebach
ECG Basics - Heart ... Blocks #Diagnosis ... #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock ... Table #AVBlock #Mobitz ... Degree #Wenckebach #ECGEducator
ECG Basics - Heart Blocks #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock #Table #AVBlock #Mobitz #Degree #Wenckebach
ECG Basics - Heart ... Blocks #Diagnosis ... #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock ... Table #AVBlock #Mobitz ... Degree #Wenckebach #ECGEducator
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
2nd Degree, Mobitz ... . 2nd Degree, Mobitz ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential Diagnosis ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... Give drugs to treat ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... symmetry, rate, breath ... Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... #Diagnosis #Management