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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
- ECG Definition ... : • Ventricular ... #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... , Ventricular Tachycardia ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... • VENTRICULAR ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
infarction Takotsubo (stress ... Left or right ventricular ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
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 ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Emotional stress ... Tachyarrhythmias • Ventricular ... tachycardia - ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
 -
dysfunction or pulmonary ... - Effusion ECG ... arrythmias (V. tachycardia ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... #Testing #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 200ms from longer pause ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... tachycardia • ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology