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Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Junctional escape rhythm ... blocks (1°, 3° and Type ... • His-purkinje system ... blocks (1°, 3°, and Type ... Flutter (AFL), Atrial
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(2) Atrial ... flutter (3) ... 3 different P waves ... arrest - escape rhythms ... #EKG #diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
interval < 120 ms = AV ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Flutter PR Interval ... • 2° Block Type ... cardiology #diagnosis #system
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
Block - Mobitz Type ... , longer, longer ... independently of the atria ... conducting system ... #ekg #diagnosis
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Atrial Tachycardia ... of a variable P-wave ... terminalis) or in AV ... #Rhythm #tachycardia ... #comparison
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
in the chest or neck ... Heart Rate and Rhythm ... flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... Anticholinergics Systemic
External Ventricular Drains (EVDs) & ICP waveform interpretation
An EVD is a temporary closed sterile system that
closed sterile system ... is increased (e.g ... CNS compliance LONGER ... - Rhythmic Spikes ... Nick Mark MD @nickmmark