Arrythmias COPY Flashcards

Premature Atrial Contractions

Bigeminal Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC)

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial flutter

Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT)

Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

Preexcitation Syndrome - WPW

Accelerated junctional rhythm

Ventricular Tachycardia

Torsade de pointes

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

Torsade de pointe
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)
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

Parasystole - “slow V-tach”
Accelerated idioventricular rhytm

Arrythmogenic RV Dysplasia
(Epsilon wave)

Arrythmogenic RV Dsyplasia

Arythmogenic RV Dysplasia

Seconday SinoAtrial Block

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

Mobitz II- AV Block
what is this arrythmia and what is the most common cause?

PAT with Block
Digoxin

tertiary AV block

Tertiary AV block
Adams Stokes Syndrome

Junctional AV Dissassociated
Tertiary AV Block

Sinus Arrhythmia

Premature Atrial Beats
66 year old woman with mild CHF, CHD on digoxin

Atrial Parasystole
51 year old woman with CHD

Aberrant Premature Atrial Beats
Holter rhythm strips from a 59 year old woman with frequent palpations

Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
66 year old man with vomiting on digoxin for CHF and CHD

PAT with block (ONLY CAUSE = Digoxin)
86 year old woman with chonic cor-pulmonale from COPD (pulmonary hypertension)

61 year old man postoperative gastrectomy

Atrial Flutter
37 year old black man with alcoholic cardiomyopathy

Atrial Flutter
64 year old man with CHD and HTN on digoxin and HCTZ for several months

Atrial Flutter
53 year old man on digoxin for several years

Atrial Fibrulation (Irregular Irregularity)
L. atrial enlargement
Rheumatic fever
70 year old man with CHF due to HTN on digoxin

Accelerated junctional activity
85 year old man with CHF, renal insufficiency, on digoxin

First degree AV block
- Prolonged PR
61 year old man with chronic At Fib, CHF, HTN recently digitalized

AV block
75 year old man with CHF and HTN on digoxin

Wenkebach (second degree AV block)
69 year old man with MI 3 months ago and fainting episodes

Second degree AV block (2:1)

third degree AV block

Premature Ventricular beats

idioventricular rhythm (parasystole)
“slow V-tach”

Ventricular Flutter

Torsade de pointe ( a type of V-fib)

Left bundle branch block


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


Wolff-Parkinson White
(U waves)