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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 ... see P, either Flutter ... If not Flutter P ... #algorithm #irregular
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (>100 bpm) - Narrow ... Tachycardia • Aflutter ... WPW) - Narrow ... • AFib • AFIutter
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Narrow Complex ... tachycardia • Atrial flutter ... Junctional tachycardia Narrow ... tachycardia • Atrial flutter
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
DANGER (4) Vfib/flutter ... - DANGER Narrow ... (2) Atrial flutter ... absent P (2) A flutter ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Narrow-Complex ... Possible atrial flutter ... possible atrial flutter ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
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
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Narrow & regular ... Narrow & irregular ... Brady Management ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
Treatment of Stable ... aberrancy - Follow narrow-complex ... irregular protocol #Stable ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm