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Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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is positive in aVR ... and negative in ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Vereckie Algorithm - Lead aVR - Ventricular Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial
Algorithm - Lead aVR ... Diagnosis WCT is VT ... downstroke of negative ... Tachycardia #WCT #VTach ... #cardiology #ekg
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
morphology ● AV ... point) of S > 100 ms ... #VTach #VentricularTachycardia ... #SVT #Aberration ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
assoc with 1K, AV ... >1 of V1-V3 + negative ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist ... for diagnosing MI ... Discordance" = ST ... Modified #Diagnosis #Checklist ... #ecg #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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mortality in inferior MI ... hypovolemic shock, SVR ... low or normal SVR ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology