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Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
Second Degree Heart Block ... bundle branch block ... #SecondDegree #HeartBlock ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach)

P waves and QRS complexes are normal but... 
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Second Degree Heart Block ... QRS complexes are ... #SecondDegree #HeartBlock ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
pts w/ 2° or 3° heartblock ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... ($$$$) CORE IM ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... Diagnosis Summary ... advanced conduction disease ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis
High-grade AV Block aka Advanced AV Block
 • During sinus rhythm, when 2 or more P
or more P waves are ... advanced conduction disease ... #Advanced #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Rheumatic heart disease ... ): Leaflets are ... indirect chest wall trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Bundle branch block ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential Diagnosis ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... complications are ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Blood cultures are ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Blood cultures are ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases