ECG Video-4 (Blog 98) Rhythm Mgmt-Part 1 (10-11.31-2014)

NOTE: To facilitate viewing — I have made up a Timed CONTENTS with LINKS (!) — which allows you to instantly Fast Forward on YouTube if you want to focus on a specific area (GO TO — http://ecg-interpretation.blogspot.co... ). This 26-minute ECG Video (my 4th) — is Part I of a Clinical Look at Cardiac Arrhythmias from a Primary Care Perspective. Focus in this Part I is on monitoring methods — the importance of the clinical scenario — and determining whether the rhythm is likely to be benign vs a rhythm that should be referred. In Part 2 — We'll apply these principles to a rapid overview of the arrhythmias most commonly encountered in primary care. LINK to my Google Page on Arrhythmias = http://www.aafpecg.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TIMED CONTENTS (Click on Links to Fast Forward! ): 0:00 – Introduction (How to Contact Me). 1:07 – Case Presentation (Atrial Flutter vs Artifact?). 3:00 – Does the Patient have an Arrhythmia? 3:45 – What IF there are NO Symptoms? (arrhythmia?) 4:59 – Holter Monitoring (other monitoring; patient diary). 7:17 – Event Monitors (I-Phone Alive-Cor; catching symptoms). 10:03 – Alive-Cor Video Clip (Should we be using this more?). 10:48 – Palpitations as the Chief Complaint (arrhythmia vs psych?). 12:54 – Clinical Clues that Palpitations is the Cause of an Arrhythmia. 14:00 – Next Case (of a Patient told, “You have an Arrhythmia” ). 14:48 – Is this Patient’s Arrhythmia likely to be Benign? 15:39 – “Do Nothing – or Daily Beta-Blocker?” (Intermittent Rx? ) 17:00 – PEARL: Using Beta-Blockers for Benign Arrhythmias. 17:29 – Do We Need to Know the Rhythm Before We Begin Rx? 18:00 – Is Arrhythmia like to be Benign? (underlying heart disease?). 18:58 – Are there RED Flags? (When to Refer? Syncope with exercise?). 19:56 – Might the Patient have WPW? (If so – Need to refer?). 21:26 – Next Case (Auscultation of arrhythmias; Is the Patient aware?). 22:50 – Hearing Early Beats (Does it matter if PACs / PJCs / PVCs?). 23:43 – Initial Mgmt of Premature Beats (Similar Rx for PACs/PVCs). 25:07 – Summary of Part 1 (What we covered; What’s in Parts 2, 3). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ YouTube LINK to Video-5 (17 minutes) —    • ECG Video-5 (Blog 99) Rhythm Mgmt-Part 2 (...   YouTube LINK to Video-6 (40 minutes) —    • ECG Video-6 (Blog 100) Rhythm Mgmt-Part 3 ...