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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Atrial Flutter ... #Management #cardiology ... #wide #narrow #algorithm
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Narrow ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Bradyarrhythmia ... Tachycardia • Aflutter ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... Rate 100-180 • Irregular ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
flutter, ectopic ... underlying cause Irregular ... flutter or MAT ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Flutter, Ectopic ... Ectopic Junctional Irregular ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... node Narrow - Irregular ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Count-Off - Irregular ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Flutter PR Interval ... Interpretation #ECG ... #diagnosis #system
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Narrow & irregular ... Brady Management ... P and QRS • Atrial ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #ecg #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... • Rapid and irregular ... flutter, or atrial ... #Palpitations #Cardiology