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Tachycardia - Wide vs Narrow Complex, Regular vs Irregular rhythm table

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #WideComplex #Narrow
Tachycardia - Wide ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #WideComplex ... #Narrow #Tachycardia ... #Comparison #Differential
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
overdose - AVRT in narrow ... complex tachycardias ... in wide complex tachycardias ... using the Vereckei criteria ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Don't rely on criteria ... #Differential # ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
ST elevation: Differential ... • Narrow complex ... • Vereckei criteria ... #differential # ... cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

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

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia ... Is it wide or narrow ... complexes are clearly narrow ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Clinical
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
- Ventricular Tachycardia ... the morphology criteria ... to the Brugada criteria ... VentricularTachycardia #Clinical ... #Cardiology #ECG
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
TCA Overdose on EKG ... • Sinus tachycardia ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical #criteria
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... flutter - DANGER Narrow ... from SA node Narrow ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Narrow-Complex ... Control rate (e.g ... Control rate (e.g ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
Treatment of Stable ... nodal agents (e.g ... aberrancy - Follow narrow-complex ... irregular protocol #Stable ... Treatment #management #cardiology