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Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
the atria and ventricles ... simultaneously at ... EKG of the same ... excludes other differentials ... that’s called “clinical
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Tachycardia - Differential ... /AVNRT. ... • Atrial Flutter ... Rate can be 300! ... #cardiology #wide
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
"Sinus Tach" at ... look for flutter waves ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... tachycardia ddx: AVNRT ... , AVRT, atrial tachycardia ... #differential # ... cardiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
- Premature atrial ... depolarizes the atria ... ECG usually shows ... complex tachycardia at ... Pathophysiology #cardiology
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... Examination If you can ... AVNRT would show ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia (MAT ... 3 different P waves ... lower AV cells can ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #differential
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... patient, Crash Cart ... : Bad block? ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... root, and left atrium ... hint at pathology ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Can be the first ... capture of the atria ... occur Differential ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... #cardiology