AV nodal block locations

• related: Cardiology and Hemodynamics
• tags: #literature #cardiology

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• this matters because medications like atropine that inhibits vagal tone will only work if the problem happens before AV node. If the block happens after AV node, the patient needs a pacemaker¹

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• sinus bradycardia and nodal blockade

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• heart block or AV nodal block types, causes, and characteristics

  • AV nodal block locations

Footnotes

1. CHEST Board Review Critical Care? ↩