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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
: • ST vs SVT ... • Tx: Vagal maneuvers ... > SVT+conduction ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
- ECG Definition ... and Causes • ... or WQRST Causes ... (VT) (~80%) • ... (SVT) - with
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 ... Non-specific ST ... - #Pulmonary ... S1Q3T3 #Predictive #ECG
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia ... great ECG case of ... consistent with SVT ... EM_RESUS #AVRT #SVT ... #Clinical
#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
with an acute pulmonary ... strain showing tachycardia ... branch block, ST ... in V1 - V4 #Clinical ... criticalcare #cardiology #ECG
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Arrhythmias: • SVT ... or other vagal maneuvers ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia ... (SVT) is an abnormally ... supraventricular tachycardia ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - ... Algorithm Identify SVT ... : HR > 180bpm ECG ... • Vagal Maneuvers ... supraventricular #tachycardia
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Attempt vagal maneuvers ... with caution in pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause ... with caution in pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... w/ BBB (3) SVT ... (1) Sinus tachycardia ... flutter (3) SVTs ... 200ms from longer pause