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Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials ... #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... vs SVT (AVNRT, ... AFIutter) • P-waves ... > SVT+conduction ... #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Tachycardia - Differential ... /AVNRT. ... • SVT. 140-280 ... • DDx: SVT + ... Diagnosis #Management #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Aflutter • AVNRT ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
3 different P wave ... retrograde) - AVNRT ... #Tachycardias #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
elevation: Differential ... prominent terminal R wave ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg ... #differential # ... cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... • Rapid and regular ... vagal maneuvers: SVT-AVNRT ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
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 ... distinguishing QRS from T wave ... consistent with SVT ... @EM_RESUS #AVRT ... #Cardiology #EKG
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
large systolic jugular ... venous wave caused ... #PhysicalExam # ... Cardiology #Neck ... #Jugular #JVP