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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
- w/ variable block ... (3) SA node block ... - Proximal AV block ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #cardiology #differential
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... bundle branch block ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
1st Degree Heart Block ... Brady Management ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
assoc with 1K, AV block ... Trifascicular block ... 1st degree heart block ... #EKG #Checklist ... #differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... • AV block ... • Ventricular tachycardia ... #Table #Causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... sided IE: heart block ... lesions, heart block ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
effects of neuraxial block ... non-sinus → 2-7 Tachycardia ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... Bundle branch block ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... may not occur Differential ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... with variable block ... atrioventricular block ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Bundle Branch Block ... bundle-branch block ... ; and sinus tachycardia ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram