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

 - Acute
Differentiating VT ... from SVT with aberrancy ... in wide complex ... Cardiology #EKG ... #Utility #ALiEM
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
VT versus SVT with ... Morphology criteria ... #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Diagnosis Table ... • HyperK vs VT ... Don't rely on criteria ... /LBBB or identical ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... SVT with BBB All ... or LBBB morphology ... is positive in aVR ... Versus #ecg #ekg #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
AVNRT • AVRT ... • Monomorphic VT ... • Polymorphic VT ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Wide Complex Tachycardia ... (VT) (~80%) • ... (SVT) - with ... aberrancy in the ... #cardiology #ekg
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
deflection not AVRT ... Assume VT until ... Aberrancy, HyperK ... • AFib + BBB. ... #Management #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(1) VT - DANGER ... Sinus Tachy w/ BBB ... (3) SVT w/ abberancy ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology