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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Tachycardia - Differential ... /AVNRT. ... • Atrial Flutter ... • MAT. 3 types ... Diagnosis #Management #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... Flutter (AFL), ... re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
3 different P waves ... 60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
the atria and ventricles ... EKG of the same ... excludes other differentials ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Flutter PR Interval ... • 2° Block Type ... hypokalaemia or bradycardia ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... in the chest or neck ... flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... #Palpitations #Cardiology