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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization; changes ... Hyperkalemia #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Membrane Actions of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

#Membrane #Channels #Actions #Antiarrhythmic #Drugs #Medications #Pharmacology #Cardiology #Table
#Membrane #Channels ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Table
Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel Blockers
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications, Side Effects
la - Quinidine, Procainamide
lb - Lidocaine, Mexiletine
Ic -
Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel ... Antiarrhythmics #Sodium #Channel ... Blockers #ClassI #Na #cardiology ... #pharmacology #table
Calcium Channel Blockers - Dihydropyridines vs Non-Dihydropyridines
Dihydropyridines (amlodipine, felodipine, nifedipine, nicardipine)
 • SVR: Decrease
 • Inotropy:
Calcium Channel ... CCBs #Calcium #Channel ... pharmacology #comparison #table ... #cardiology
Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
Tachycardia - Management Algorithm ... aberrancy, SVT iso Na channel ... VTach #Management #Algorithm ... #cardiology #VT
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
thickened and shortened ... - Age-related changes ... #differential #cardiology
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
SVT - Management Algorithm ... • Abrupt rate changes ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... tachycardia #Management #Algorithm
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
ACS Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... Ask about: - Changes ... Evaluation #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Maneuvers An algorithm ... (decreased, no change ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... patients with Stable ... #ISCHEMIA #Stable ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #EBM