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Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Causes of Tachycardia ... Atrial flutter • AV ... nodal reentrant ... tachycardia • AV ... reentrant tachycardia
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Visual Guide to AV ... Nodal Reentrant ... Pathophysiology - Dual AV ... - In most case ... ECG usually shows
AVJ Impulse/Rhythm Disturbance in one slide
 • Impulse/Rhythms Originating in the AV Junction
 • Reentrant (reciprocal
Originating in the AV ... Junction • Reentrant ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • TTP/HUS • DIC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Syndrome (SSS) • AV ... node: AV re-entrant ... tachycardia (AVRT), AV ... nodal re-entrant ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Protein deposition (eg ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... - Decreases AV ... nodal conduction Uses ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... Cardiology #Digitalis #ECG
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Causes of Post-Partum ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... intravascular coagulation (DIC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... rhythms (5) AV ... 200ms from longer pause ... block (lower AV ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Algorithm for the ... AV Dissociation: ... there evidence of AV ... Interpretation #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram