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Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Causes of Tachycardia ... - Differential ... nodal reentrant ... tachycardia • AV ... #cardiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Visual Guide to AV ... Nodal Reentrant ... - In most case ... ECG usually shows ... Pathophysiology #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... node: AV re-entrant ... Arrhythmias #Anatomical #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
AVJ Impulse/Rhythm Disturbance in one slide
 • Impulse/Rhythms Originating in the AV Junction
 • Reentrant (reciprocal
Originating in the AV ... Junction • Reentrant ... impulses) #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Pre-analytical cause ... intravascular coagulation (DIC ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #
Second degree AV Block type II (aka Mobitz II)
 • There is constant PR interval (normal
Second degree AV ... interval (normal or prolonged ... of the block (AV ... Type2 #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Findings Causes ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... for a Prolonged ... Causes include : ... intravascularcoagulation (DIC ... #differential #
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
by drugs that prolong ... quinidine) •Class IC ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
First Degree AV ... conduction with prolonged ... progressively prolonged ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis