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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Syncope - Differential ... percentage of syncopal ... Brady (Sick sinus, AV ... block) • Tachy (VT ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT ... • AVNRT/AVRT ... #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... AVNRT • AVRT ... • Monomorphic VT ... in a setting of long ... #causes
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... 3 episodes of VT ... of reversible causes ... Normal QTc • Long ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
O - Obstructed AV ... is obstructed AV ... , can be caused ... characteristically cause ... Repolarisation as found in long
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
rhythms: PSVT or VT ... termination: SVT or VT ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... , or syncope: Hemodynamically
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) VT ... rhythms (5) AV ... block 1º - long ... 200ms from longer pause ... block (lower AV
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Recurrent Polymorphic VT ... Pointes - Management Algorithm ... Donepezil Congenital long ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... TDP #Management #Algorithm
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... e.g. fractured long ... bone) • Air Embolism ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes