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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #SVT #SupraVentricularTachycardia ... #ECGEducator
Brugada syndrome with non-sustained VT; sodium channel blocking drugs (e.g. amio, procainamide) can be dangerous here!

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Brugada syndrome ... non-sustained VT ... amalmattu #Brugada #syndrome ... #EKG #Clinical ... #Cardiology #NSVT
#Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology #EKG #PVT #Polymorphic #PolymorphicVentricularTachycardia #Polymorphic #VTach #ECGEducator
#Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #PVT #Polymorphic ... Polymorphic #VTach #ECGEducator
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential ... believe that the ST ... segment is the only ECG ... #Differential # ... diagnosis #coronary #syndrome
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
probable inferior STEMI ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia ... #VT
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) VT ... w/ BBB (3) SVT ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... STEMI - Elevation ... point • De Winter syndrome ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
or VT • Rapid ... Arrhythmias: • SVT ... & termination: SVT ... or VT • Terminates ... vagal maneuvers: SVT-AVNRT
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is a form of ventricular tachycardia in which there are multiple ventricular
ventricular tachycardia (PVT ... commonest cause of PVT ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... AccelaratedIdioVentricularRhythm #ECGEducator
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... #STEMI #Segment ... #Elevation #differential ... #ekg #electrocardiogram