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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
entirely positive or negative ... is positive in aVR ... and negative in ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... #ekg #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 ... #SVT #Aberration ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Cardiology
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
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
progression ST ... proportional to heart ... between QRS and ST ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
assoc with 1K, AV ... >1 of V1-V3 + negative ... below), 1st degree heart ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #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