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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Causes • Wide ... ≥ 0.12 sec • Aka ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #definition #differential
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
- Observe and ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(e.g., long QT syndrome ... heart disease Causes ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... more intensive treatment ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... • Bradycardia caused ... Hypoglycemia • Hypovolemia ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... sinus tachycardia ... voltage Other Causes ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... treat the primary cause ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment