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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Differential Diagnosis Table ... Bedside eval of rate ... whether AF is cause ... Rate/Rhythm control ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
AFib. ... Rate > 120, QRS ... Rate rarely >200 ... Rate can be 300! ... #wide #narrow #algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Narrow Complex - Irregular ... interval) • AFib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Treat underlying cause ... Irregular Rhythm ... Treat underlying cause ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Table of Common Rate Control Agents via AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines #Management #Pharm #EM #IM #Cardiology #Afib #Common
Table of Common ... Rate Control Agents ... Management #Pharm #EM ... IM #Cardiology #Afib ... #RateControl #Table
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
useful when A-fib ... independent of A-fib ... to 6-8 hours to work ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... treatment #comparison #table
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
testing Heart Rate ... • Rapid and regular ... • Rapid and irregular ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Mother's Kiss Technique for Nasal Foreign Body Removal
NASAL FOREIGN BODY: children enjoy sticking objects up their
this technique worked ... feel resistance caused ... series and case ... similar success rates ... shaped objects and irregularly
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
include Crackles/Rales ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... faster the heart rate ... may not be the case ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm