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Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... (V-tach, VT), Monomorphic ... VT, Polymorphic ... VT (i.e. ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
(WCT) is a cardiac ... (VT) (~80%) • ... (SVT) - with ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #definition #differential
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... bpm) • Sinus Bradycardia ... Regular Rhythm SVT ... Regular rhythm SVT ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
or VT • Rapid ... dysfunction • Bradycardia-tachycardia ... Arrhythmias: • SVT ... & termination: SVT ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia ... (SVT) is an abnormally ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #SVT #SupraVentricularTachycardia
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia ... consistent with SVT ... EM_RESUS #AVRT #SVT ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Clinical
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) VT ... w/ BBB (3) SVT ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
(VT) from supraventricular ... tachycardia (SVT ... and to detect VT ... #differential # ... cardiology
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
polymorphic ventricular tachycardia ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia ... #VT
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is a form of ventricular tachycardia in which there are multiple ventricular
(PVT) is a form ... of ventricular tachycardia ... commonest cause of PVT ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG