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Modified Valsalva Maneuver Insturctions

- 43% vs 17% response compared to the standard valsalva maneuver

Per ACLS and
Modified Valsalva Maneuver ... the first-line treatment ... These maneuvers ... Lastly, sit the ... Protocol #Procedure #SVT
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
• Tx: Vagal maneuvers ... > SVT+conduction ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Narrow #Irregular #causes
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for ... Treatment of BPPV ... @jmcchiefs #Epley ... #Maneuver #BPPV
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - ... Algorithm Identify SVT ... • Vagal Maneuvers ... SarahFoohey #SVT ... peds #Pediatric #treatment
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for ... Treatment of BPPV ... #Epley #Maneuver
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
block) • Tachy (VT ... , SVT) • Inherited ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Attempt vagal maneuvers ... with caution in pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Arrhythmias: • SVT ... & termination: SVT ... or other vagal maneuvers ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... Pneumonitis • Treatment ... BrighamChiefs #ILD #Causes ... lung #disease #pulmonary
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... Serotonin syndrome • Treatment ... Identify underlying cause ... Cooling blankets can cause