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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
w/ Variable AV Block ... , Mobitz I AV Block ... , Mobitz II AV Block ... , Mobitz II AV Block ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
1st Degree Heart Block ... Brady Management ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... bundle branch block ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Bundle Branch Block ... bundle-branch block ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
- w/ variable block ... (3) SA node block ... - Proximal AV block ... QRS - Distal AV block ... #cardiology #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... sided IE: heart block ... lesions, heart block ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... to effectively block ... may not be the case ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... to effectively block ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare