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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
- Differential Diagnosis ... variability • Tx: Vagal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
• Imbalance of vagal ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... Angina #cardiology #diagnosis
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
The following diagnoses ... Vasodepressive (vagal ... #Differential #diagnosis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
- Differential Diagnosis ... e.g. athletes, vagal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Bradycardia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypoxia/acidosis • Vagal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cushing's Reflex - Pathophysiology
HYPERTENSION with a reflex BRADYCARDIA
 → ↑ ICP 
 → ↓ CBF
 →
Baroreceptor stim → Vagal
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
peri-operative problems: Vagal ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... massage or other vagal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cranial Nerve X - Vagus Nerve - Cross Sectional Nuclei Anatomy
 • Vagus Nerve
 • Nucleus
• Dorsal Motor Vagal
Modified Valsalva Maneuver Insturctions

- 43% vs 17% response compared to the standard valsalva maneuver

Per ACLS and
stable AVNRT is vagal ... Procedure #SVT #vagal