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Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Discriminating Ventricular ... – Ventricular Tachycardia ... or Not Ventricular ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #VTach #SVT #Differences
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
WQRST Causes: • Ventricular ... Tachycardia (VT ... (SVT) - with ... imbalance • Ventricular ... pacing • Electrocardiogram
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
probable inferior STEMI ... , but becomes ventricular ... or polymorphic ventricular ... tachycardia) halfway ... VentricularTachycardia #VT
Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
ECG features of Ventricular ... Tachycardia (VT ... , wide complex tachycardia ... #Ventricular #Tachycardia ... VTach #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Differentiating ventricular ... tachycardia (VT ... (SVT) in wide cornplex ... tachycardia ... #leadAVR #ecg #electrocardiogram
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Treatment of Stable ... Regular • If ventricular ... cardioversion • If known SVT ... If polymorphic ventricular ... #Treatment #management
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... SVT with BBB All ... - a sinus and ventricular ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... cardiology #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
w/ BBB (3) SVT ... (1) Sinus tachycardia ... flutter (3) SVTs ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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Embolism - Sinus tachycardia ... RBBB - Right ventricular ... Non-specific ST ... changes, including ST ... AcutePE #HighRisk #Electrocardiogram
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Premature Ventricular ... tachycardia (NSVT ... tachycardia • ... Supraventricular tachycardia ... more intensive treatment