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Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) Signs #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #VT #VentricularTachycardia #Signs #Josephson #Brugada #ECGEducator
Ventricular Tachycardia ... (VT) Signs #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #VT #VentricularTachycardia ... #Signs #Josephson
Signs Favoring Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #VT #VentricularTachycardia #Signs #Josephson #Brugada #ECGEducator
Signs Favoring Ventricular ... Tachycardia (VT ... ) #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #VT #VentricularTachycardia ... #Signs #Josephson
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
It starts as sinus ... probable inferior STEMI ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia ... #VT
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Cath Lab ASAP: STEMI ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... /UA: stable, TIMI ... #Inpatient #CathLab ... catheterization #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... - Brugada's sign ... - Josephson's sign ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... in shock with VT ... LMCA #Angiogram #CathLab ... #clinical #cardiology
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
SVT - Management Algorithm ... : HR > 180bpm ECG ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... Signs of shock or ... supraventricular #tachycardia
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... Control rate (e.g ... underlying cause #Stable ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
Treatment of Stable ... nodal agents (e.g ... irregular protocol #Stable ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm