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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• No Treatment ... Brady Management ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Second degree AV Block 2:1
 • During sinus rhythm, 2 to 1 AV block manifest as
2:1 • During sinus ... AVBlock #2to1 #ecg ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Block • During sinus ... or slowing of sinus ... blocks #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Third Degree AV Block aka Complete Heart Block
 • In sinus rhythm with complete AV block,
Third Degree AV ... Heart Block • In sinus ... AVBlock #Complete #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... no pulse OR not sinus ... pulse present AND sinus ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Pacemaker: VARIANT OF SINUS ... focus from the sinus ... the next highest degree ... wap #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
abatacept for the treatment ... Monitor and trend electrocardiogram ... prednisone 1-2 mg/kg ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
of pregnancy (e.g ... • Nonspecific: sinus ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology