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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Premature Ventricular ... arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... Bundle branch block ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #Premature #Ventricular
Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
differentiation algorithmic ... designs and algorithms ... #WideComplex #Differentiation ... #Ventricular #Tachycardia ... #VTach #ECG #EKG
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Regular ... twitter.com/thame #WideComplex ... #Tachycardia #Evaluation ... Interpretation #ECG
Paroxysmal AV Block aka Ventricular Standstill
 • Abrupt and persistent AV block ( multiple P waves
aka Ventricular ... blocked PAC or PVC ... escape, usually ventricular ... #Ventricular #Standstill ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG
 - Characterized by an abrupt and persistent AV block in the
on ECG - Characterized ... blocked PAC or PVC ... escape, usually ventricular ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
• The ventricular ... aka Ventricular ... blocked PAC or PVC ... atrioventricular #blocks #AVBlock ... electrocardiogram #classification
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Atrial rate > Ventricular ... Regular ventricular ... infranodal level: Ventricular ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... electrocardiogram #ecg
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Regular • If ventricular ... nodal agents (e.g ... If polymorphic ventricular ... protocol #Stable #WideComplex ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... Algorithm Algorithm ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... - History - EKG ... ChestPain #ACS #Evaluation
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... pauses • AV block ... Tachyarrhythmias • Ventricular ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification