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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart ... Brady Management ... P and QRS • Atrial ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
200 msec) • P wave ... , longer, longer ... independently of the atria ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Here's a quick summary ... ; ROM of —0-80 degrees ... joint; ROM — 0-120 degrees ... Complications include swan neck ... tendon) • ED Management
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... • Advantages: Longer ... NUIM_Chiefs #Cardiac ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
sync with the cardiac ... • Triggers (EKG ... Weaning by Nick ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Complexes (PVC's) - Summary ... manifestation of cardiac ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria ... #differential #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
(A-Fib) Summary ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... • Absence of P waves ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... depression • T wave ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
indicated; expose neck ... to assess for neck ... chest: needle/finger ... head of bed 30 degrees ... Survey #CABCDE #management