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Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Regular Rhythm SVT ... Regular rhythm SVT ... Irregular rhythm SVT ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... : • ST vs SVT ... • Tx: Vagal maneuvers ... • HyperK vs VT ... > SVT+conduction
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
or VT • Rapid ... : • SVT will have ... & termination: SVT ... or other vagal maneuvers ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
and Causes • ... (VT) (~80%) • ... (SVT) - with ... #definition #differential ... #causes
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... (V-tach, VT), Monomorphic ... VT, Polymorphic ... VT (i.e. ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
• Predictor of arrhythmia ... (VT) from supraventricular ... tachycardia (SVT ... and to detect VT ... #differential #
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia ... great ECG case of ... consistent with SVT ... EM_RESUS #AVRT #SVT ... #Clinical
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) VT ... w/ BBB (3) SVT ... flutter (3) SVTs ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Cardiomyopathy • Inherited arrhythmia ... EKG Findings ... may not occur Differential ... • Sinus arrhythmia ... PVC #diagnosis #differential
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is a form of ventricular tachycardia in which there are multiple ventricular
(PVT) is a form ... The commonest cause ... of PVT is myocardial ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG