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Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

Procedurer Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the commonest cause of vertigo in primary care and one of the few diagnoses that can be cured on…

Ventricular rhythm and accelerated ventricular rhythm (idioventricular rhythm)

…rhythm is benign and does not demand treatment. It does not progress to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation and it does not affect cardiac output…

Junctional rhythm (escape rhythm) and junctional tachycardia

…Junctional tachycardia is less common. Basic knowledge of arrhythmias and cardiac automaticity will facilitate understanding of this article. As discussed in Chapter 1 the atrioventricular…

Diagnosis and management of supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias: Narrow complex tachycardia & wide complex tachycardia

…from benign to highly malignant, which is why expeditious management is warranted. Initial management includes assessing the patient's clinical status (symptoms, hemodynamics), ECG and…

Sinus bradycardia: definitions, ECG, causes and management

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology ECG Sinus bradycardia: ECG, causes & management Definition of sinus bradycardia Sinus bradycardia fulfills the criteria for sinus rhythm but the heart rate…

Sinus node dysfunction (SND) and sick sinus syndrome (SSS)

…the impulse from reaching the atria. Disturbed automaticity and blocked impulses lead to arrhythmias that characterize sinus node dysfunction. The conditions encircled by the term…

Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…gait and truncal stability, often MRI Episodic triggered vestibular syndrome Brief attacks, usually lasting seconds, reproducibly triggered by a particular change in position Benign positional…

Microvascular Angina and INOCA: Diagnosis with CFR and IMR

…metabolic abnormalities; and abnormal pain perception in patients without demonstrable ischaemia. The absence of obstructive disease therefore does not establish a benign diagnosis. ANOCA/INOCA…

Ivabradine: Indications, Dosing and Heart-Rate Targets

…relief and may not be required in asymptomatic patients. Before drug treatment, recommended or suggested measures include: reassurance; exercise training; volume expansion; avoidance of cardiac…

Interpretation of neonatal and pediatric electrocardiograms (ECG)

…precede all QRS complexes and the PR interval is constant. Although sinus arrhythmia can be pronounced in pediatric patients, it is considered a benign finding…

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