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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia ... supraventricular tachycardia ... Symptoms may include ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
Supraventricular Tachycardias ... NYHA III or IV symptoms ... #Pharmacology #cardiology
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a type of regular and fast heart rate that arises
Ventricular tachycardia ... occur without symptoms ... Ventricular tachycardia ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flutter, or atrial tachycardia ... • Bradycardia-tachycardia ... • Ventricular tachycardia ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
hypotension or tachycardia ... experiencing signs or symptoms ... ABCDEs #diagnosis #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
cardio-pulmonary symptoms ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia ... Sustained ventricular tachycardia ... Supraventricular tachycardia ... #differential #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardias - Pathophysiology
Conduction pathways through SA Node, Atrium, AV Node, Bundle of His, and Ventricle
Supraventricular Tachycardias ... • Atrial Tachycardia ... Nodal Reentry Tachycardia ... • AV Reentry Tachycardia ... SVT #diagnosis #cardiology
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Narrow Complex Tachycardias ... Narrow Complex Tachycardia ... Narrow Complex Tachycardia ... Sinus tachycardia ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
A-Fib) Summary Symptoms ... Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... possibly better: • Symptom ... diagnosis #management #cardiology