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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
SVTs - atrial/junctional ... tachycardia (MAT ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
Junctional Rhythms ... coming from a locus ... " between atria ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Junctional
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
of block may be ... , AV junctional ... The various ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
) • AV node: Junctional ... Flutter (AFL), ... Tachycardia (MAT ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
, junctional tachycardia ... Control rate (e.g ... flutter or MAT ... Control rate (e.g ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
P and QRS • Atrial ... node: Junctional ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
are four main types ... flutter, and Wolff-Parkinson-White ... Symptoms may include ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
- Mobitz Type 1 ... - Mobitz Type 2 ... independently of the atria ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Flutter PR Interval ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... Type I aka Mobitz ... group-beating" on the ECG ... type II (aka Mobitz ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis