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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(4) Vfib/flutter ... flutter (3) ... 3 different P waves ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #EKG #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
• As the heart ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Flutter PR Interval ... proportional to heart ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
• As the heart ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... in the chest or neck ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... flutter, or atrial ... /flutter • Bradycardia
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndromes (e.g. ... , long QT syndrome ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria ... Differential Diagnosis
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
, longer, longer ... " • Complete Heart ... independently of the atria ... Atrioventricular #AV #Blocks #heart ... #ekg #diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Weight loss • Heat ... Hyperdefecation • Anterior neck ... Cardiac arrhythmia ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial ... fibrillation/flutter
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
configuration Types ... LVH, low-voltage EKG ... abnormalities, arrhythmia ... disproportionate atrial ... • MRI of the heart
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
WOBBLER: Each letter ... that can cause arrhythmias ... underlying structural heart ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... life-threatening arrhythmias