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First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK (10th Ed.) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
ECG: Sinus Bradycardia
- Rate
- < 60 bpm
- Rhythm
- Regular
- P Wave
- Present, Upright, Every QRS
- PR Interval
- < 0.20 seconds
- QRS Interval
- < 0.12 seconds
- Treatment
- Atropine
1 min
Atrioventricular Block Types
- First Degree
- First Degree
- PR Interval > 200ms
- No Treatment Needed
- Second Degree
- Second Degree
- Mobitz I (Wenckebach)
- Progressive PR Interval Lengthening with Nonconducted QRS Complex
- Mobitz II
- Constant PR Interval with Nonconducted QRS Complex
- Third Degree
- Third Degree
- Atrioventricular Dissociation
3 mins
ECG: Sinus Tachycardia
- Rate
- > 100 bpm
- Rhythm
- Regular
- P Wave
- Present, Upright, Every QRS
- PR Interval
- < 0.20 seconds
- QRS Interval
- < 0.12 seconds
- Treatment
- Treat Underlying Cause
2 mins
ECG: Atrial Fibrillation
- Rate
- Variable Rate
- Rhythm
- Irregular Rhythm
- P Wave
- No P Wave
- PR Interval
- No PR Interval
- QRS Interval
- QRS < 0.12 Seconds
1 min
ECG: Atrial Flutter
- Rate
- Variable
- Rhythm
- Regular or Irregular
- P Wave
- Saw Tooth, Multiple Before Every QRS
- PR Interval
- Non-measurable
- QRS Interval
- < 0.12 seconds
2 mins
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- WPW Pattern vs. WPW Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Ventricular Pre-excitation Syndrome
- Accessory Conduction Pathway
- Signs & Symptoms
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Diagnosis
- Shortened PR Interval
- Delta Wave
- Widened QRS
- Treatment
- No Treatment if Asymptomatic
- Treat Arrhythmia
3 mins
Torsades de Pointes
- Characteristics
- Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Prolonged QT Interval
- QRS Twist Around Isoelectric Line
- Causes
- Congenital
- Antibiotics
- Antiarrhythmics
- Antipsychotics
- Antidepressants
- Electrolyte Deficiencies
- Complications
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Treatment
- Stable: Magnesium Sulfate
- Unstable: Defibrillation
3 mins
Amiodarone
- Mechanisms
- Class III Antiarrhythmic (K+ Channel Blocker)
- Decreases SA and AV Node Conduction
- Inhibits Cytochrome P450
- Indications
- Supraventricular Tachycardia with Heart Failure
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Side Effects
- Hepatotoxicity
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Bradycardia
- Heart Block
- Thyroid Disorders
- Blue/Gray Skin Deposits
- Corneal Deposits
3 mins
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