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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
/AVNRT. ... • Atrial Flutter ... waves, is MAT ... Wide - Irregular ... #cardiology #wide
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • AVNRT ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Tachycardia (MAT ... Atrial flutter ... #Tachycardias #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
• ST vs SVT (AVNRT ... ) • P-waves. ... variable block >> MAT ... Irregular #causes ... #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
flutter, ectopic ... Control rate (e.g ... flutter or MAT ... Control rate (e.g ... #algorithm
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
ECG Multifocal ... tachycardia ECG ... • Irregular P ... #MAT #Multifocal ... #diagnosis #ekg
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
node Narrow - Irregular ... tachycardia (MAT ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
the atria and ventricles ... EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... aVR • Classic EKG ... , AVRT, atrial tachycardia ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #ekg #differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... • Rapid and irregular ... flutter, or atrial ... Valvular disease (e.g