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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... Irregular: Sinus Arrhythmia ... , Sinus Arrest, ... #Differential # ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac #Arrest ... #cardiology #differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
• SINUS ARRYTHMIA ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... , Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #Anatomical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Cardiac Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... bpm) • Sinus Bradycardia ... • Sick Sinus Syndrome ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
• Inherited arrhythmia ... syndromes (e.g. ... , long QT syndrome ... may not occur Differential ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (4) SA node arrest ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... labile BP and arrythmias ... hyponatremia, bradycardia ... tachycardia, reversible cardiomyopathy ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Cold and Wet): • Cardiomyopathic ... following cardiac arrest ... thyrotoxicosis • Arrhythmic ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential