Arrythmias Flashcards

Premature Atrial Beats
19 year old struck in temple with a brick

Intercranial hemorrage
- ST Elevations in lead II, III and AVF
- Blows to the head can result in electrocardial changes

Arrythmogenic RV Dsyplasia

third degree AV block
64 year old man with CHD and HTN on digoxin and HCTZ for several months

Atrial Flutter

Tertiary AV block
Adams Stokes Syndrome

Premature Atrial Contractions

Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

Left bundle branch block


Atrial flutter
75 year old man with CHF and HTN on digoxin

Wenkebach (second degree AV block)
what is this arrythmia and what is the most common cause?

PAT with Block
Digoxin
13 year old little leaguer was struck in the chest by pitched ball. Collapsed and unconsious.

Commotio Cordis (Cardiac arrest after a blow to the chest)
61 year old man postoperative gastrectomy

Atrial Flutter

Mobitz- I (2 AV block)
P waves
PR-interval linger
3: 2 conduction rate (one more P to Q)

Accelerated junctional rhythm

Seconday SinoAtrial Block

Torsade de pointes
53 year old man on digoxin for several years

Atrial Fibrulation (Irregular Irregularity)
L. atrial enlargement
Rheumatic fever

Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT)

Junctional AV Dissassociated
Tertiary AV Block

Wolff-Parkinson White
(U waves)

Preexcitation Syndrome - WPW

Sinus Arrhythmia
69 year old man with MI 3 months ago and fainting episodes

Second degree AV block (2:1)
86 year old woman with chonic cor-pulmonale from COPD (pulmonary hypertension)

85 year old man with CHF, renal insufficiency, on digoxin

First degree AV block
- Prolonged PR

Atrial Fibrillation

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
66 year old man with vomiting on digoxin for CHF and CHD

PAT with block (ONLY CAUSE = Digoxin)

Ventricular Flutter
66 year old woman with mild CHF, CHD on digoxin

Atrial Parasystole

Torsade de pointe ( a type of V-fib)

tertiary AV block

Atrial Fibrillation

Premature Ventricular beats

Parasystole - “slow V-tach”
Accelerated idioventricular rhytm

Torsade de pointe
37 year old black man with alcoholic cardiomyopathy

Atrial Flutter

Mobitz II- AV Block
70 year old man with CHF due to HTN on digoxin

Accelerated junctional activity

idioventricular rhythm (parasystole)
“slow V-tach”
Holter rhythm strips from a 59 year old woman with frequent palpations

Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

Ventricular Tachycardia
61 year old man with chronic At Fib, CHF, HTN recently digitalized

AV block
51 year old woman with CHD

Aberrant Premature Atrial Beats

Arythmogenic RV Dysplasia

Bigeminal Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC)

Arrythmogenic RV Dysplasia
(Epsilon wave)

Right bundle branch block
- tall rabit ears (spike) in V1
