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Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
or areas in the ... appearance on ECG ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... Flutter #Types #Classification
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
P and QRS • Atrial ... rate > Ventricular ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #ecg #cardiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
restrictive left ventricular ... LV compliance), ECG ... progression, LA: left atrium ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Bradyarrhythmia ... Rhythm Abnormal Beats ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
capture of the atria ... Differential Diagnosis ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
, particularly ventricular ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
until a P wave (ventricular ... • Ventricle beats ... independently of the atria ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... Serial TTE and close ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
the following areas ... Cardiac arrhythmias (e.g ... ., atrial fibrillation ... with rapid ventricular ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis