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Sinus bradycardia: definitions, ECG, causes and management

…the sinoatrial node. They may also induce conduction defects (e.g. AV block). Increased intracranial pressure (manifests with sinus bradycardia and hypertension). Hypothyroidism . Hypothermia . Hyperkalemia …

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

…Hyperthermia Increased intracranial pressure Irreversible causes of sinus node dysfunction Age related degenerative disease (fibrosis) Myocardial ischemia/infarction Lesions due to heart surgery Myocarditis Collagen…

Indications for pacemaker

…Increased intracranial pressure. General hypoxia. Autonomic nervous system Neurocardiogenic syncope. Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity. Electrolyte disturbances Hypokalemia. Hyperkalemia. Hypercalcemia. Benign causes Well trained athletes display bradycardia…

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…

Cardiac arrest due to pneumothorax

…of free air in the thoracic cavity. While this can occasionally be benign and manifest even in healthy individuals, a tension pneumothorax arises when the…

Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…Brief attacks, usually lasting seconds, reproducibly triggered by a particular change in position Benign positional vertigo, orthostatic hypotension Dix Hallpike, supine roll test, orthostatic blood…

Cryotherapy of skin lesions

…cold alone. The temperature at the outer edge of the tissue is decisive: benign tissue requires about −25 °C for reliable cell death, malignant tissue…

Approach to patients with chest pain: differential diagnoses, management & ECG

…Chest pain is one of the most nuanced symptoms in clinical practice and it is fundamental to be able to differentiate benign from serious etiologies…

Cardiac tumors

…secondary, and the primary cardiac tumors, generally, are benign. Primary and secondary cardiac tumors • Primary cardiac tumors , which constitute a minority of cardiac tumors, occur…

Early repolarization pattern on ECG (early repolarization syndrome)

…ECG definition. For decades it was believed that early repolarization was a benign condition, which is why the term benign early repolarization was coined. This…

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