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First, Second (Type 1 and Type 2), and Third Degree Heart Blocks - Comparison

#HeartBlocks #Comparison #First
and Third Degree Heart ... Blocks - Comparison ... #HeartBlocks #Comparison ... Second #Third #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Acquired structural heart ... • Congenital heart ... Inherited structural heart ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology
Replacement Heart Valves - Mechanical and Bioprosthetic
Mechanical Valves:
 • Ball and Cage Valves: Hufnagel Caged Ball
Replacement Heart ... Valves - Mechanical ... #Replacement #Heart ... Bioprosthetic #comparison ... table #thoracic #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
ECGs - Syncope Syndromes ... below), 1st degree heart ... mchlwng #Syncope #Syndromes ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram ... rate control) - Heart ... biphasic T waves - Short ... Digoxin #effect #Electrocardiogram ... #EKG #Cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ... a delta wave, short ... 120 msec) 3 Short ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... Indwelling right heart ... endocarditis - Marfan syndrome ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
• As the heart ... • As the heart ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
- Pharmacology Comparison ... Acute coronary syndrome ... , Post-MI, Heart ... • Indications: Heart ... Table #Receptors #cardiology
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... acute coronary syndrome ... creatinine; ECG, electrocardiogram ... Coronary Events; HR, heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology