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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 ... - a sinus and ventricular ... produce a hybrid complex ... onset of the QRS 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
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 ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
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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 Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
Ventricular Tachycardia ... - Management Algorithm ... Wide Complex Tachycardia ... Tachycardia #VTach #Management ... #Algorithm #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
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial complex ... premature junctional complex ... premature #atrial #complexes ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
of bowel lumen Complete ... Incomplete obstructions ... bowel-movements (suggests complete ... light-switch pain") with complete ... obstruction #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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tachycardia - Complete ... or incomplete RBBB ... - Right ventricular
3rd Degree AV Block (Complete Heart Block) #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Mobitz #Complete #HeartBlock #ThirdDegree #AVDissociation
Degree AV Block (Complete ... Block) #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #Mobitz #Complete