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Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
• Third degree block ... or 3rd degree block ... Tri-fascicular block ... • Reversible causes ... of AV block -
Sinus pause/arrest vs Sinoatrial Block

#cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #sinuspause #sinoatrialblock
Sinus pause/arrest ... vs Sinoatrial Block ... #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
assoc with 1K, AV block ... Trifascicular block ... 1st degree heart block ... EKG #Checklist #diagnosis ... #cardiology #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 ... MobitzII #Type2 #diagnosis ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... Sick sinus, AV block ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Complete (3rd Degree) Heart Block on ECG

ECG of a man brought to the ER by paramedics
Degree) Heart Block ... an episode of syncope ... HeartBlock #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB) - EKG Diagnosis
EKG Criteria:
 • QRS > 0.12 seconds
 • Slurred
Bundle Branch Block ... (RBBB) - EKG Diagnosis ... #BundleBranch #Block ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach Phenomenon) 2nd Degree AV Block on EKG
 • P-R interval gradually increases
2nd Degree AV Block ... Second #Degree #AV #Block ... #AVBlock #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
- Bifascicular block ... or 3rd degree block ... B bifascicular block ... bundle branch block ... #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... bradycardia • Sinus pauses ... • AV block ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table #Causes