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Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Tachycardia #Aberration #Aberrancy ... Distinguishing #Criteria #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differences #Comparison ... #Brugada #Algorithm
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
with peripheral areas ... presenting as areas ... with peripheral areas ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
(normal sinus beat ... Brugada algorithm ... SVT #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
known SVT with aberrancy ... nodal agents (e.g ... • If AF with aberrancy ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Seen in UTIs by urease-producing ... organisms (e.g. ... Microscopy #Crystals #comparison ... #table #urinalysis
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 ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
QRS morphology (aberrant ... beats) because ... #tachycardia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... electrocardiogram #clinical #comparison
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... during Delivery • Stable ... hemodynamics (e.g ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... diagnosis #management #cardiology