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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Lead aVR can provide ... TCA-like overdose - AVRT ... #AVR #Utility # ... ALiEM
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... tachycardia (SVT ... than Brugada criteria ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #differential #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Diagnosis Table ... (AVNRT, OAVRT, AFIutter ... > SVT+conduction ... abnormality • Beware AV ... #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

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

Her heart
great ECG case of ... @EM_RESUS #AVRT ... #Tachycardia #EKG ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Clinical
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... is positive in aVR ... - Brugada's sign ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... or AVRT - Observe ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Arrhythmias: • SVT ... vagal maneuvers: SVT-AVNRT ... or AVRT • Standing ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... • Non-specific ST-T ... Changes • STE in aVR ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia ... - In most case ... ECG usually shows ... narrow complex tachycardia ... #cardiology #SVT
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... depression in aVR ... depression in aVR ... are involved • Brugada ... block; and sinus tachycardia