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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... of breath, or chest ... #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
case of a 50-year-old ... consistent with SVT ... EM_RESUS #AVRT #SVT ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Clinical
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... or VT • Rapid ... Arrhythmias: • SVT ... & termination: SVT ... vagal maneuvers: SVT-AVNRT
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
Treatment of Stable ... cardioversion • If known SVT ... nodal agents (e.g ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... myocarditis Clinical ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... block, Aberrancy, VT ... Low voltage Treatment
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... heart disease Causes ... EKG Findings ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... taken for Primary PCI ... in shock with VT ... Angiogram #CathLab #clinical ... #cardiology #fluoroscopy
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... of PCN allergy ... until the chest ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is a form of ventricular tachycardia in which there are multiple ventricular
ventricular tachycardia (PVT ... The commonest cause ... of PVT is myocardial ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
AV Fistula / Graft Artifact on ECG

This ekg was sent to me by a friend. Pt
Graft Artifact on ECG ... Pt sent from dialysis ... clinic for chest ... The artifact is cause ... #cardiology #clinical