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Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Causes of Tachycardia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Irregular: • Atrial fibrillation ... fibrillation ... #Causes #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Treat underlying cause ... Probable atrial fibrillation ... Treat underlying cause ... #cardiology #algorithm
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... ) – Three or more ... arrhythmia • Atrial fibrillation ... intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... supraventricular or ventricular ... • Ventricular ... build and relieve more ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... RJonesSonoEM #Ventricular ... #Fibrillation # ... VFib #S4C #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... Now consider Tachycardia ... There is a bit more ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
the RV as the ventricular ... commonest congenital cause ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c