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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(3) SVTs - atrial ... 3 different P waves ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Type II - Suddenly ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
- Mobitz Type 1 ... , longer, longer ... - Mobitz Type 2 ... independently of the atria ... #ekg #diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndrome, ARVC) ... Bundle branch block ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential #
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... Neck: “dropping ... life-threatening Differential ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Serologic and EMG
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... in the chest or neck ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
ARBs, NSAIDs, β-blockers ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... Aldosterone, RTA Type ... bradycardia → sine wave ... Elimination (see Table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
form of delayed-type ... patches on the face, neck ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
• Serotonin Syndrome ... reaction to dopamine blockers ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... #table #diagnosis ... #differential #