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Supraventricular Tachycardias - Pathophysiology
Conduction pathways through SA Node, Atrium, AV Node, Bundle of His, and Ventricle
Tachycardias - Pathophysiology ... pathways through SA ... Node, Atrium, AV ... #Tachycardias #Pathophysiology ... SVT #diagnosis #cardiology
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial ... is close to the SAN ... PACs #premature #atrial ... #complexes #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
see above that atrial ... are both low but atrial ... blood when the atria ... the aortic valve closes ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
ventricular stroke work ... ventricular stroke work ... (atrial diastole ... filling in atrial ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Physiologic Causes ... mmHg developed atrial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG

70 year old patient with chronic atrial fibrillation on an antiarrhythmic presented with
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG ... patient with chronic atrial ... presented with nausea ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... evaluating for other causes ... common finding) • Atrial ... also a result of atrial ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Arrhythmias • SA ... > 100 bpm) • SA ... : Premature Atrial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
The cardiac cycle and the ECG, all together explained

#Pathophysiology #Cardiology #CardiacCycle #Stages #Systole #Diastole #HeardSounds #Pressures
cycle and the ECG ... explained #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacCycle ... #HeardSounds #Pressures
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
nodal conduction Uses ... : - Atrial fibrillation ... and atrial flutter ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis