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Vereckie Algorithm - Lead aVR - Ventricular Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial
Diagnosis WCT is VT ... downstroke of negative ... Tachycardia #WCT #VTach ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry ... Diagnosis WCT is VT ... Tachycardia #WCT #VTach ... V1 #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #telemetry
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
and negative in ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia ... #Versus #ecg #ekg ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Pava Criteria - R-Wave Peak Time (RWPT) - Lead II - Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Telemetry
Diagnosis WCT is VT ... IF: RWPT ≥ 50 ms ... Tachycardia #WCT #VTach ... leadII #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #RWPT
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- Ischemia MI ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
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 ... #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... elevation in aVR ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
for diagnosing MI ... Criteria - Suspect STEMI ... Diagnosis #Checklist #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology #lbbb
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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RV dysfunction. e.g ... hypovolemic shock, SVR ... low or normal SVR ... forward flow. e.g ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology