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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
flutter (3) ... 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 ... Flutter PR Interval ... proportional to heart ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology #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
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 ... flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndrome, ARVC) ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential #
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Weight loss • Heat ... Hyperdefecation • Anterior neck ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... #differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... - Compartment syndrome ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... glycol - HIV/HAART
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
repeated exposure to heat ... form of delayed-type ... patches on the face, neck ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
WOBBLER: Each letter ... underlying structural heart ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... waves are small ... #cardiology #differential