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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
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 ... #Embolism #AcutePE
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
• Bradycardia caused ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Arrhythmias: • SVT ... or other vagal maneuvers ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT
#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
with an acute pulmonary ... embolism with right ... strain showing tachycardia ... branch block, ST
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
time): • Sinus tachycardia ... • Atrial tachycardias ... depletion • Pulmonary ... embolism • Pericardial ... differential #diagnosis #causes
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
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Guidelines for Crises ... in Anaesthesia Causes ... : hypotension, tachycardia ... loading and Valsalva manoeuvre ... Guidelines for crises
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Embolism The sensitivity ... evaluating for other causes ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... • Non-specific ST-T ... #Embolism #AcutePE
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
F [38°C]), - Tachycardia ... hypovolemia, cyanosis, tachycardia ... Signs/Symptoms: Tachycardia ... Embolism: • Acute ... multiple smaller emboli