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Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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VT: - No RS complexes ... - Very broad complexes ... produce a hybrid complex ... VT #VTach #SVT #Comparison ... cardiology #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial complex ... premature junctional complex ... premature #atrial #complexes ... diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
Premature Atrial Complex ... diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... premature #atrial #complexes
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Article: Wide Complex ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differences #Comparison
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
dissociation (P and QRS complexes ... beats (hybrid complex ... negative (QS) complexes ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
antigen-surface complex ... antigen-surface complex ... against these complexes ... or the entire complex ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex ... Antidromic AVRT: wide complex ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Pathophysiology ... antibiody -> Immune Complex ... > Incr Immune Complex ... Vasculitis #HUV #Pathophysiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

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

Her heart
wide or narrow complex ... see that the QRS complexes ... Tachycardia #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Tachycardia - Wide vs Narrow Complex, Regular vs Irregular rhythm table

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #WideComplex #Narrow
Wide vs Narrow Complex ... Irregular #Table #Comparison