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Ep.12 - AV Block with a Major Twist You Don't Want To Miss

Sep 4, 2019

On this episode Dave talks about 1st, 2nd and his all time favorite 3rd Degree AV Blocks,  as well as Cannon A Waves and the importance of morphology when determining which type of block your patient may be experiencing.

Also In This Episode

  • PR Interval, QRS Complex & QT Interval
  • AV Blocks
  • 1st Degree Block - It's not benign! I'll show you 2 types of patients where it's life threatening 
  • 1st Degree Block - ECG example
  • 2nd Degree Block - Type 1 & Type 2 
  • 3rd Degree Block - The absolute greatest trick I ever learned for spotting a 3rd degree block without even putting the cardiac monitor on!
  • Cannon A Waves
  • When trying to differentiate between 2nd or 3rd Degree AV blocks, focus on the morphology of the T waves. 

 

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