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As promised, POCUS showing ventricular tachycardia. Heart rate approx 225 bpm. Note the artificial mitral valve.
showing ventricular tachycardia ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #VTach #Ventricular ... #Tachycardia
Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
Ventricular Tachycardia ... - Management Algorithm ... Wide Complex Tachycardia ... DDx: Ventricular tachycardia ... #VTach #Management
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome ... SA node: Sinus tachycardia ... , Focal Atrial Tachycardia ... AV re-entrant tachycardia ... (V-tach, VT), Monomorphic
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the Management ... of Ventricular Tachycardia ... #Ventricular #Tachycardia ... #Algorithm #Management ... #VTach #diagnosis
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Monomorphic VTach ... • Polymorphic VTach ... SarahFoohey #Tachycardia
Serotonin Syndrome
 - Rapid onset 
 - Combination of 2+ serotonin agonists 
Mental status changes:
Serotonin Syndrome ... instability: - Tachycardia ... #Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Unexplained sinus tachycardia ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Pacemaker Complications
 • Implantation-Related: Pocket hematoma, Infection (pocket), Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Lead dislodgement, Cardiac perforation / tamponade
cardiomyopathy, Pacemaker syndrome ... Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia ... complications #cardiology #management
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Congenital long QT Syndrome ... #Polymorphic #VTach ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... urinary retention, tachycardia ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management