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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
) is a cardiac rhythm ... Ventricular pacing • Electrocardiogram ... #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Narrow Complex Tachycardias ... A regular rhythm ... Atrial flutter ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Diagnosis Table ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
 •
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia ... Irregularly irregular rhythm ... Multifocal #Atrial #Tachycardia ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Aflutter ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Accelerated Escape Rhythm ... • Atrial Tachycardia ... #Arrhythmias #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... Junctional escape rhythm ... (PACs), Atrial Flutter ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #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 ... great ECG case of ... This rhythm is all ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #EKG
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
arrest - escape rhythms ... 200ms from longer pause ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Regular Rhythm: ... Treat underlying cause ... Irregular Rhythm ... Treat underlying cause ... Treatment #management #cardiology