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Ventricular Tachycardia in Wide Complex Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
 • Lead V1 - LBBB Criteria
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Ventricular Tachycardia ... Lead V1 - LBBB Criteria ... #Algorithm # ... VTach #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #telemetry
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Morphological Criteria ... Distinguishing #Criteria ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... Comparison #Brugada #Algorithm
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) Criteria
• Sokolow + Lyon 
 - S V1 + R V5 or
Left Ventricular ... V6 > 35 mm • Cornell ... Voltage #Left #Ventricular ... #Hypertrophy #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
This EKG was recorded ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Electrocardiogram #ECG
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... balloon counter-pulsation ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... CT/MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Regular • If ventricular ... nodal agents (e.g ... If polymorphic ventricular ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... INCLUSION CRITERIA ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Hypertensive Emergency criteria ... hypertension (e.g ... presence of increased optic ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology