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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
failure has been ... by the New York Heart ... arising from flare ups ... that cause class ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Here’s a great ECG ... case of a 50-year-old ... palpitations Her heart ... probably because it has ... #Cardiology #EKG
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
Second Degree Heart ... generally in the His-Purkinje ... HeartBlock #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
cognitively inspires EPs ... segment is the only ECG ... Differential #Algorithm #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... stenosis Rheumatic heart ... - Most common cause ... chordae) - SLE, MPS ... #differential #cardiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia - ECG ... Definition and Causes ... aberrancy in the His-Purkinje ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Toxic Damage (e.g ... Syndrome • TTP/HUS ... Prosthetic Heart ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
nodal conduction Uses ... rate control) - Heart ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
Since the patient has ... no heart, we ECG-gated ... with an ECG simulator ... CTS #clinical #radiology ... #cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
with end-stage heart ... arising from flare ups ... that cause class ... considered for heart ... #Management #Cardiology