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EKG means

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measuring the EKG

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5 steps ot EKG interpretation

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Normal sinus

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Sinus bradycardia

Causes

Sleep

Inactivity

Very athletic

Drugs

MI

Interventions

Fix the cause!

Atropine

<p><span>Causes</span></p><p></p><p><span>Sleep</span></p><p><span>Inactivity</span></p><p><span>Very athletic</span></p><p><span>Drugs</span></p><p><span>MI</span></p><p><span>Interventions</span></p><p></p><p><span>Fix the cause!</span></p><p><span>Atropine</span></p>

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Sinus tachycardia

Causes

Caffeine

Exercise

Fever

Drugs

Anxiety

Pain

Hypotension

Volume depletion

Interventions

Fix the cause

<p>Causes</p><p>Caffeine </p><p>Exercise</p><p>Fever</p><p>Drugs</p><p>Anxiety </p><p>Pain</p><p>Hypotension</p><p>Volume depletion</p><p></p><p>Interventions </p><p>Fix the cause</p>

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First degree heart block

Causes

Peds- infection

Myocarditis

Congenital heart disease

Intervention

Fix the cause

Treatments is not generally required

If extreme pacing

<p>Causes</p><p>Peds- infection</p><p>Myocarditis</p><p>Congenital heart disease</p><p></p><p>Intervention</p><p>Fix the cause</p><p>Treatments is not generally required</p><p>If extreme pacing</p><p></p>

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Second degree heart block type 1

Causes

Ischemia

Myocarditis

Post cardiac surgery

Interventions

Asymptomatic- no treatment

Symptomatic - pacing

<p>Causes</p><p>Ischemia</p><p>Myocarditis </p><p>Post cardiac surgery</p><p></p><p>Interventions</p><p>Asymptomatic- no treatment </p><p>Symptomatic - pacing </p>

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Second degree heart block type 2

Causes

Mi

Ischemia

Interventions

Pacing

<p>Causes</p><p>Mi</p><p>Ischemia</p><p></p><p>Interventions</p><p>Pacing</p>

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Third degree heartblock

Causes

Damage to the heart

Mi

Heart valve disease

Rheumatic fever

Sarcoidosis

Interventions

Pacing

<p>Causes </p><p>Damage to the heart</p><p>Mi</p><p>Heart valve disease</p><p>Rheumatic fever</p><p>Sarcoidosis</p><p></p><p></p><p>Interventions</p><p>Pacing </p>

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Atrial flutter

Causes

Heart disease

Mi

CHF

pericarditis

Interventions

Cardioversion

Pacing

Antiarrhythmics -amiodarone

Beta blocker metoprolol

Calcium channel blockers diltiazem

<p>Causes</p><p>Heart disease</p><p>Mi</p><p>CHF</p><p>pericarditis </p><p></p><p>Interventions </p><p>Cardioversion</p><p>Pacing</p><p>Antiarrhythmics -amiodarone</p><p>Beta blocker metoprolol </p><p>Calcium channel blockers diltiazem</p>

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Atrial fibrillation

Causes

Heart disease

-Pulmonary Disease

-Stress

-Alcohol

-Caffeine

Interventions

Fix the cause

Cardioversion

-Antiarrhythmics: amiodarone

-Beta blockers: metoprolol

-Surgery: ablationRMIT Classificati

<p>Causes</p><p>Heart disease </p><p><span><span>-Pulmonary Disease</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Stress</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Alcohol</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Caffeine</span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span>Interventions </span></span></p><p><span><span>Fix the cause</span></span></p><p><span><span>Cardioversion</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Antiarrhythmics: amiodarone</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Beta blockers: metoprolol</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Surgery: ablationRMIT Classificati</span></span></p>

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Supraventricular Tachycardia SVT

Causes

Caffeine

CHF

Fatigue

Hypoxia

Pacemaker

Interventions

Cardioversion

Adenosine

<p>Causes</p><p>Caffeine</p><p>CHF</p><p>Fatigue</p><p>Hypoxia</p><p>Pacemaker</p><p></p><p>Interventions </p><p>Cardioversion</p><p>Adenosine</p>

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Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tach)

Causes

MI

-Ischemia

-Digoxin Toxicity

-Hypoxia

-Acidosis

-Hypokalemia

-Hypotension

Interventions

Fix the cause

YES pulse:

-Cardioversion

NO pulse:

-CPR

-Defibrillate

-EpinephrineRMIT Classification:

<p>Causes</p><p>MI</p><p><span><span>-Ischemia</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Digoxin Toxicity</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Hypoxia</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Acidosis</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Hypokalemia</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Hypotension</span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span>Interventions </span></span></p><p><span><span>Fix the cause</span></span></p><p><span><span>YES pulse:</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Cardioversion</span></span></p><p><span><span>NO pulse:</span></span></p><p><span><span>-CPR</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Defibrillate</span></span></p><p><span><span>-EpinephrineRMIT Classification:</span></span></p>

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Ventricular fibrillation V-fib

Causes

MI

Ischemia

-Hypoxia

-Acidosis

-Hypokalemia

-Hypotension

-Most common sudden cause of

death

Interventions

Cpr

Defib

Epinephrine

<p>Causes</p><p>MI</p><p>Ischemia</p><p><span><span>-Hypoxia</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Acidosis</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Hypokalemia</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Hypotension</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Most common sudden cause of</span></span></p><p><span><span>death</span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span>Interventions</span></span></p><p><span><span>Cpr</span></span></p><p><span><span>Defib</span></span></p><p><span><span>Epinephrine </span></span></p>

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Cardioversion vs. defibrillation

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Asystole

Causes

Follows VT/VF in cardiac arrest

-Acidosis

-Hypoxia

-Hypokalemia

-Hypothermia

-Overdose

Interventions

Cpr

Epinephrine

<p>Causes</p><p><span><span>Follows VT/VF in cardiac arrest</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Acidosis</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Hypoxia</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Hypokalemia</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Hypothermia</span></span></p><p><span><span>-Overdose</span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span>Interventions</span></span></p><p><span><span>Cpr</span></span></p><p><span><span>Epinephrine </span></span></p>