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Supraventricular Tachycardias - Pathophysiology
Conduction pathways through SA Node, Atrium, AV Node, Bundle of His, and Ventricle
through SA Node, Atrium ... • Atrial Tachycardia ... • Atrial Flutter ... Pathophysiology #SVT ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
, Atrial Tachycardia ... WPW), AVnRT (ie SVT ... Antidromic AVRT, SVT ... Any irregular SVT ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia ... four main types: atrial ... (PSVT), atrial ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #EKG #SVT #SupraVentricularTachycardia
ECG Basics - Atrial Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Atrial #SVT #Comparison #Table #AFib #AFlutter #MAT #WAP
ECG Basics - Atrial ... Rhythms #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #Atrial #SVT #Comparison ... MAT #WAP #WPW #SVT
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Atrial fibrillation ... Multifocal Atrial ... Atrial flutter ... "PSVT" (atrioventricular ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Atrial tachycardia ... • Regular SVT ... QRS • Regular SVT ... • Irregular SVT ... Algorithm #Causes #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
(PACs), Atrial ... (V-tach, VT), Monomorphic ... VT, Polymorphic ... VT (i.e. ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... aVR • Classic EKG ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... tachycardia (SVT ... #differential #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia #SupraventricularTachycardia #SVT #EKG #cardiology #diagnosis
Supraventricular Tachycardia ... SupraventricularTachycardia #SVT ... #EKG #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

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

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia ... a 50-year-old lady ... consistent with SVT ... EM_RESUS #AVRT #SVT ... #Cardiology #EKG