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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Classic Digoxin-Associated ... Complete Heart Block ... Tachycardia with 2:1 AV Block ... Arrhythmias #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Sinus pause/arrest vs Sinoatrial Block

#cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #sinuspause #sinoatrialblock
Sinus pause/arrest ... vs Sinoatrial Block ... #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram ... (EKG) Digoxin ... fibrillation and atrial ... or biphasic T waves ... #EKG #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
- w/ variable block ... (3) SA node block ... rhythms (5) AV block ... - Proximal AV block ... QRS - Distal AV block
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
atrioventricular (AV) block ... commonly seen are sinus ... first-degree AV block ... Complete heart block ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... • During sinus ... • In sinus rhythm ... #AVBlock #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach)

P waves and QRS complexes are normal but... 
•
Second Degree Heart Block ... Wenckebach) P waves ... beating" • The block ... HeartBlock #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Paroxysmal AV Block aka Ventricular Standstill
 • Abrupt and persistent AV block ( multiple P waves
Paroxysmal AV Block ... persistent AV block ... or slowing of sinus ... #Paroxysmal #AVBlock ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial ... complex (PAC) - ECG ... look like the sinus ... #complexes #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Second degree AV Block type II (aka Mobitz II)
 • There is constant PR interval (normal
Second degree AV Block ... location of the block ... location of the block ... Second #Degree #AVBlock ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram