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Supraventricular Tachycardias - Pathophysiology
Conduction pathways through SA Node, Atrium, AV Node, Bundle of His, and Ventricle
through SA Node, Atrium ... Tachycardia • Atrial ... Tachycardia • Atrial ... FlutterAtrial ... Pathophysiology #SVT
Tachyarrhythmia Framework - Differential Diagnosis
 • Narrow QRS - Regular Rhythm: Sinus tachycardia, AVNRT, Orthodromic AVRT,
Sinus tachycardia, AVNRT ... , Atrial Tachycardia ... , Atrial flutter ... fibrillation, Atrial ... atrial tachycardia
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
• SA Block • AV ... • Premature atrial ... Monofocal Ectopic Atrial ... • AVNRT ... • Multifocal Atrial
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
tachycardia • Atria ... : Premature Atrial ... Contractions (PACs), Atrial ... Atrial Fibrillation ... FAT), Multifocal Atrial
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT ... , AVRT, Atrial Flutter ... , Ectopic Atrial ... : Atrial Fibrillation ... BP: Amiodarone, Digoxin
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
- Decreases AV ... conduction Uses: - Atrial ... fibrillation and atrial ... flutter (rate control ... : - Scooping ST
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
- Premature atrial ... pathway back up to atrium ... depolarizes the atria ... ECG usually shows ... Pathophysiology #cardiology #SVT
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
w/ BBB (3) SVT ... tachycardia (2) Atrial ... SVTs - atrial/junctional ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... #EKG #diagnosis
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Control rate with AV ... convert - Possible atrial ... atrial tachycardia ... Rhythm: • Probable atrial ... fibrillation or possible atrial
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial ... • Multifocal atrial ... vagal maneuvers: SVT-AVNRT