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Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
channel blocker, Hyperkalemia ... • Monomorphic VT ... • Polymorphic ... VT Sophia Hayes ... #cardiology #VT
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Irregular • Polymorphic ... VT - Torsades ... True Monomorphic VT ... Heart Disease • VT ... Aberrancy - Hyperkalemia
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Recurrent Polymorphic ... VT/Torsades de ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... • Hypocalcemia ... (rarely) Treatment
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Regular: Assume VT ... Irregular: • Polymorphic ... • Hyperkalemia ... #wide #narrow #algorithm