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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Long/short QT syndromes ... , Brugada syndrome ... Catecholaminergic polymorphic VT ... differential #diagnosis #causes
RBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • R >
Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria ... Diagnosis WCT is VT ... Tachycardia #WCT #VTach #Criteria
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria ... Diagnosis WCT is VT ... Tachycardia #WCT #VTach #Criteria
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
VT versus SVT with ... Features favouring VT ... captured between a VT ... Morphology criteria ... V1,V6 suggest VT
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome ... tachycardia (V-tach, VT ... ), Monomorphic VT ... , Polymorphic VT ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Differentiating VT ... using the Vereckei criteria ... better than Brugada criteria
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
3 episodes of VT ... of reversible causes ... Assessment of VT ... Monomorphic VT ... ICD Polymorphic VT
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
• HyperK vs VT ... Don't rely on criteria ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Narrow #Irregular #causes
Functional Dyspepsia Syndromes - Epigastric Pain Syndrome (EPS) and Postprandial Distress Syndrome (PDS)
Epigastric Pain Syndrome (EPS):
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Functional Dyspepsia Syndromes ... Epigastric Pain Syndrome ... Epigastric Pain Syndrome ... pathology • Criteria ... pathology • Criteria
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes