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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
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
3 different P wave ... Atrial flutter ... retrograde) - AVNRT ... #Tachycardias #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... blocks (1°, 3° and Type ... Flutter (AFL), ... #Diagnosis #Causes
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
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
flutter (3) ... 3 different P waves ... pause 2º - Mobitz ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #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
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
blood (most common type ... the most common type ... Nick Mark MD @nickmmark ... summary #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hyperthyroidism Overview

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