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Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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VT: - No RS complexes ... - Very broad complexes ... Capture beats- a QRS complex ... produce a hybrid complex ... onset of the QRS complex
3rd Degree AV Block (Complete Heart Block) #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Mobitz #Complete #HeartBlock #ThirdDegree #AVDissociation
Degree AV Block (Complete ... Block) #Clinical #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #Mobitz #Complete
3rd Degree AV Block (Complete Heart Block) #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Mobitz #Complete #HeartBlock #ThirdDegree #AVDissociation
Degree AV Block (Complete ... Block) #Clinical #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #Mobitz #Complete
3rd Degree AV Block (Complete Heart Block) #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Mobitz #Complete #HeartBlock #ThirdDegree #AVDissociation
Degree AV Block (Complete ... Block) #Clinical #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #Mobitz #Complete
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Complete AV Canal ... Complete AV canal ... Ivan_Echocardio #CAVCD ... #Complete #AVCanal ... #pocus
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Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Algorithm Narrow Complex ... tachycardia Narrow Complex ... conduction Wide-Complex ... Pacemaker-facilitated Wide-Complex ... aberrancy Wide-Complex
Ventricular Fibrillation
• Completely disorganized 
• Immediate cessation of cardiac output, no associated pulse 
• No discernible
Ventricular Fibrillation ... • Completely disorganized ... discernible P waves, QRS complexes ... with Life #Ventricular ... VFib #Diagnosis #Cardiology
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
dissociation (P and QRS complexes ... beats (hybrid complex ... sinus beat and a ventricular ... negative (QS) complexes ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hyperkaelemia ECG Features - With mild to moderate hyperkalemia, there is reduction of the size of
widening of the QRS complex ... , and the ECG complex ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
bpm) - Narrow Complex ... WPW) - Narrow Complex ... Tachycardia - Wide Complex ... aberrancy - Wide Complex ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology