13 results
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
LBBB Ventricular ... Diagnosis WCT ... is VT IF: • Initial ... #V1 #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
RBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • R >
Tachycardia Criteria ... Diagnosis WCT ... is VT IF: • R ... #V1 #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
for diagnosing ... Discordance" = ST ... - Suspect STEMI ... #Checklist #EKG ... #cardiology #lbbb
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Remember that RBBB ... Depression in V1 ... STEMI Criteria misses ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT with BBB All ... or negative) in V1 ... or LBBB morphology ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia ... #cardiology #diagnosis
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
or LBBB morphology ... leads, i.e. leads V1 ... Morphology criteria ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
tall T wave in V1 ... is inverted in V1 ... , unless LBBB/LVH ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... V6 • Sgarbossa criterion ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
depression in aVR and V1 ... leads indicates atrial ... injury. stage 2 ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
also a result of atrial ... Dominant R Wave in V1 ... • Non-specific ST-T ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram