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Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
and WCT, wide complex ... #Ventricular #Tachycardia ... #VTach #ECG #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... (AVRT), AV nodal ... tachycardia (V-tach ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
ECG shows a wide-complex ... block pattern going ... @ECGQuizzes #VTach ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... block (lower AV ... block - ventricular ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #cardiology #differential
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
AV Block (ISt ... AVNRT • AVRT ... interval) • AFib ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #causes
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... • Narrow complex ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... #diagnosis #ekg ... cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... • Block in AV ... #Diagnosis #EKG ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... Incomplete or Complete ... in relation to ECG ... Changes • STE in aVR ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Height? Shape? ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... ) • Right ventricular ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
) - Summary Framework ... heart disease Causes ... Bundle branch block ... #PVC #diagnosis ... cardiology