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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
If see flutter p ... • Atrial Flutter ... Wide - Regular: ... Wide - Irregular ... #narrow #algorithm
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... tachycardia • Atrial flutter ... tachycardia • Atrial flutter ... SVT with wide QRS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachycardia • Aflutter ... • AFib • AFIutter ... Tachycardia - Wide ... aberrancy - Wide
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter ... AVnRT (ie SVT) • Irregular ... (MAT), Atrial Flutter ... Diagnosis #cardiology #wide ... #narrow #irregular
Tachyarrhythmia Framework - Differential Diagnosis
 • Narrow QRS - Regular Rhythm: Sinus tachycardia, AVNRT, Orthodromic AVRT,
Tachycardia, Atrial flutter ... • Narrow QRS - Irregular ... fibrillation, Atrial flutter ... tachycardia • Wide ... block, Atrial flutter
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Differential Diagnosis Table ... - Wide vs Narrow ... (AVNRT, OAVRT, AFIutter ... Tachycardia: • AFib > AFIutter ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Simplified) Irregular ... A regular rhythm ... conduction Regular ... Atrial flutter ... tachycardia #NarrowComplex
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Possible atrial flutter ... underlying cause Irregular ... possible atrial flutter ... #NarrowComplex ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
DANGER (4) Vfib/flutter ... (2) Atrial flutter ... node Narrow - Irregular ... absent P (2) A flutter ... can function) Wide
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Pharmacology Comparison Table ... control of a-fib/a-flutter ... control of a-fib/a-flutter ... but limited by side ... Pharmacology #Comparison #Table