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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... from SVT with aberrancy ... possibly better than Brugada ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... • Classic EKG ... tachycardia (SVT ... than Brugada criteria ... #differential #cardiology
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Morphological Criteria ... Distinguishing #Criteria ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #VTach #SVT #Differences ... #Comparison #Brugada
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
: • ST vs SVT ... > SVT+conduction ... Don't rely on criteria ... abnormality • Beware AV ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

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

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia ... This rhythm is all ... @EM_RESUS #AVRT ... #Tachycardia #EKG ... #Cardiology #EKG
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... SVT with BBB All ... is positive in aVR ... - Brugada's sign ... #ekg #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
w/ BBB (3) SVT ... flutter (3) SVTs ... arrest - escape rhythms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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or uncertain rhythm ... cardioversion • If known SVT ... WPW) - Avoid AV ... nodal agents (e.g ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Heart Rate and Rhythm ... and irregular rhythms ... & termination: SVT ... or AVRT • Standing ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
depression in aVR ... are involved • Brugada ... block; and sinus tachycardia ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram