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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... AV block 1ยบ - long ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 โ€ข Attempt vagal maneuvers
 โ€ข Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause ... Control rate (e.g ... #management #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 โ€ข Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
โ€ข Most common cause ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... โ€ข Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential #causes
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 โ€ข Everyone who can exercise should!
 โ€ข They must be able to raise
โ€ข They must be able ... 85% of predicted value ... production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... 1 โ€” Treat the lungs ... Nephrotoxins (e.g ... channel blocker (eg ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
โ€ข Unexplained hypotension
โ€ข Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
recent DAN) โ€ข EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... hematuria, RBC casts ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... system including valves ... Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... Intraoperative #Checklist