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WAP - Wandering Atrial Pacemaker #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker #ECGEducator
WAP - Wandering ... Atrial Pacemaker ... Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker
WAP - Wandering Atrial Pacemaker #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker #ECGEducator
WAP - Wandering ... Atrial Pacemaker ... Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
, (WAP), is an atrial ... identifiable on ECG ... athletes and rarely causes ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... frequently benign causes ... consciousness was ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... Chest Pain • ECG ... Pads in AP position ... Set pacemaker to ... #differential #management
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... , e.g. central line ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... heartblock w/o pacemaker ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Testing #cardiology #management
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
due to increased MAP ... • Higher doses cause ... CO • a (>10 mcg ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes ... Pharmacology #Summary #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... tissue disorder e.g ... blood pressure: e.g ... 100-120, Target MAP ... Dissection #diagnosis #management