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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
≥ 0.12 sec • Aka ... #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #definition #differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... FLUTTER • HEART BLOCK ... • PYREXIA • HYPOVOLAEMIA ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Hypoglycemia • Hypovolemia ... #Cardiology #Differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... the heartbeat • Palpitations ... more intensive treatment ... cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
200ms from longer pause ... - ventricular pacemaker ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #treatment ... #chf #criticalcare
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... ; and sinus tachycardia ... voltage Other Causes ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram