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Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Discriminating Ventricular ... – Ventricular Tachycardia ... or Not Ventricular ... #Aberrancy #Distinguishing ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
: • Ventricular ... ) - with aberrancy ... imbalance • Ventricular ... pacing • Electrocardiogram ... cardiology #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Causes of Tachycardia ... • Monomorphic ventricular ... Regular SVT with aberrancy ... Irregular SVT with aberrancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Escape Rhythm • Ventricular ... • Premature ventricular ... interval) • AFib ... with conduction aberrancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(3) SVT w/ abberancy ... - N B Afib + WPW ... 200ms from longer pause ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
• Ventricles: Ventricular ... Tachy-arrhythmias (ventricular ... Contractions (PVC), Ventricular ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
• Bradycardia caused ... supraventricular or ventricular ... • Ventricular ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... V5-6 • Left Ventricular ... block; and sinus tachycardia ... voltage Other Causes ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram