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Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
#Aberration #Aberrancy ... Criteria #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #VTach #SVT #Differences ... Comparison #Brugada #Algorithm
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
Treatment of Stable ... known SVT with aberrancy ... nodal agents (e.g ... #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (3) SVT w/ abberancy ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
SVT - Management Algorithm ... : HR > 180bpm ECG ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... supraventricular #tachycardia ... peds #Pediatric #treatment
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... Control rate (e.g ... #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Pointes - Management Algorithm ... Syndrome Electrolyte ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... #Polymorphic #VTach ... TDP #Management #Algorithm
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... (e.g., long QT ... syndrome, ARVC) ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... & Dry) is the treatment ... acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #table #foamed