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Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Tachycardia - Differential ... Atrial flutter • AV ... nodal reentrant ... tachycardia • AV ... Algorithm #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
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Visual Guide to AV ... Nodal Reentrant ... Pathophysiology - Dual AV ... 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 ... nodal re-entrant ... Arrhythmias #Anatomical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... rhythms (5) AV ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• Block in AV ... (block beyond AV ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... assoc with 1K, AV ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and Differential ... - Congenital (e.g ... Systemic Vasdilation, AV ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate with AV ... Control rate (e.g ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... #management #cardiology