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Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Narrow Complex Tachycardias ... Irregular Narrow Complex ... Sinus tachycardia ... Atrial flutter ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
: • Regular: Sinus ... Tachycardia, Atrial ... Tachycardia, Atrial ... ), Atrial Flutter ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
- Regular: • Sinus ... Atrial flutter ... • Atrial tachycardia ... Atrial flutter ... Algorithm #Causes #cardiology
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial ... complex (PAC) - ... look like the sinus ... #complexes #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (2) Atrial flutter ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Fibrillation with Complete ... Tachycardia with ... Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia ... Arrhythmias #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
(<60 bpm) • Sinus ... • Premature atrial ... Tachycardia ... Tachycardia - ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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ECG changes in Pulmonary ... Embolism - Sinus ... tachycardia - ... Complete or incomplete ... AcutePE #HighRisk #Electrocardiogram
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
fibrillation, sinus ... tachycardia - ... Atrial flutter ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram ... fibrillation and atrial ... flutter (rate control ... biphasic T waves - Short ... #EKG #Cardiology