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Ventricular Tachycardia in Wide Complex Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
 • Lead V1 - LBBB Criteria
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• Lead V1 - LBBB ... V1 - RBBB Criteria ... RWPT) • Lead aVR ... #WCT #VTach #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
RBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • R >
RBBB Ventricular ... Tachycardia Criteria ... #WCT #VTach #Criteria ... #V1 #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
LBBB Ventricular ... Tachycardia Criteria ... #WCT #VTach #Criteria ... #V1 #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... SVT with BBB All ... or LBBB morphology ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... #ekg #cardiology
Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
(VT) AV indicates ... axis deviation; LBBB ... axis deviation; RBBB ... #VTach #ECG #EKG ... #Cardiology
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... from SVT with aberrancy ... Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR ... #Utility #ALiEM
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
Absence of typical RBBB ... or LBBB morphology ... Morphology criteria ... #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
, Wide-Complex Tachycardia ... morphology in V1 ... consistent with either LBBB ... or RBBB? ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Tachycardia - Differential ... deflection not AVRT ... Aberrancy, HyperK ... • AFib + BBB. ... #Management #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... Incomplete or Complete RBBB ... Dominant R Wave in V1 ... Changes • STE in aVR ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis