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Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
bradycardia, Sick Sinus ... ) • SA node: Sinus ... Fibrillation (AF), Paroxysmal ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
bradyarrythmias (e.g. sinus ... bradycardia, a fib ... with slow ventricular ... waves #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
DANGER (2) Sinus ... abberancy - N B Afib ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
benefit of restoring sinus ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... disease, left ventricular ... Pill-in-the-pocket" for paroxysmal ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Paroxysmal AV Block aka Ventricular Standstill
 • Abrupt and persistent AV block ( multiple P waves
Paroxysmal AV Block ... or slowing of sinus ... #Paroxysmal #AVBlock ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG
 - Characterized by an abrupt and persistent AV block in the
Paroxysmal AV Block ... or slowing of sinus ... escape, usually ventricular ... AVBlock #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
irregular rhythms: Paroxysmal ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
• The ventricular ... Paroxysmal AV Block ... aka Ventricular ... blocks #AVBlock #cardiology ... ecg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram