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

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
vs SVT (AVNRT, ... Don't rely on criteria ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Narrow #Irregular #causes
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Differentiating VT ... from SVT with aberrancy ... using the Vereckei criteria ... better than Brugada criteria
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
VT versus SVT with ... Features favouring VT ... Morphology criteria ... V1,V6 suggest VT ... VentricularTachycardia #SVT
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
- Tube feeds (Pause ... interruption) S - SAT ... /SBT (Sedation off ... , passes SAT/SBT
Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
Ventricular tachycardia, SVT ... with aberrancy, SVT ... • Monomorphic VT ... • Polymorphic VT ... Algorithm #cardiology #VT
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Regular Rhythm SVT ... Irregular Rhythm SVT ... Regular rhythm SVT ... Irregular rhythm SVT ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Morphological Criteria ... Distinguishing #Criteria ... Electrocardiogram #VTach #SVT
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
• Polymorphic VT ... True Monomorphic VT ... Heart Disease • VT ... Mimickers - SVT ... Tachycardia - SVT
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
myocardial infarction: ST ... • Multilead ST ... supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... • Vereckei criteria ... than Brugada criteria
Sgarbossa Criteria A - Concordant ST segment elevation of >1m, in any lead | Sgarbossa Criteria
Sgarbossa Criteria ... A - Concordant ST ... lead | Sgarbossa Criteria ... B - Concordant ST ... Disconcordant ST