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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 ... • Reversible causes ... of AV block - ... Indications #PPM #cardiology
Sinus pause/arrest vs Sinoatrial Block

#cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #sinuspause #sinoatrialblock
Sinus pause/arrest ... vs Sinoatrial Block ... #cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
bundle branch blocks ... bundle branch block ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... FLUTTER • HEART BLOCK ... #Palpitations #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
AFIutter + variable block ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Narrow #Irregular #causes ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
- w/ variable block ... (3) SA node block ... 200ms from longer pause ... - Proximal AV block ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Otitis externa - Caused ... pulpitis) • Trigeminal ... anorexia Other Causes ... • Other rare causes ... Loss of vision or black
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
Blockers: • MOA: Block ... primarily) and block ... inotropy) ACCP Cardiology ... Classification #Classes ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Syndrome • SA Block ... • AV Block (ISt ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
- Bifascicular block ... or 3rd degree block ... syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology