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Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
Tachycardia (VT) ... AV indicates atrioventricular ... #Ventricular #Tachycardia ... #VTach #ECG #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Syndrome (SSS) • AV ... tachycardia (AVRT ... (PVC), Ventricular ... tachycardia (V-tach ... #Causes #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... • AV Block (ISt ... with Variable AV ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
rhythms (5) AV ... block (lower AV ... block - ventricular ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #cardiology #differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Premature Ventricular ... tachycardia (NSVT ... #Premature #Ventricular ... #PVC #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
interval < 120 ms = AV ... all leads except aVR ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #system #cheatsheet
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... by advanced atrioventricular ... or ventricular ... or AVRT • Standing ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ; and sinus tachycardia ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram