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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... /AVNRT. ... • Atrial Flutter ... • MAT. 3 types
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... (1°, 3° and Type ... Flutter (AFL), ... re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(4) Vfib/flutter ... flutter (3) ... 3 different P waves ... #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 ... are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... JVP #Cardiology #Neck
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Flutter PR Interval ... Type II - Suddenly ... 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
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... diagnosis includes ... tachycardia ddx: AVNRT ... , AVRT, atrial tachycardia ... #ekg #differential
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 ... bending over: AVNRT
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperdefecation • Anterior neck ... hyperthyroidism Diagnosis ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... #differential #