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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Differentiating VT ... from SVT with aberrancy ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... ALiEM
Brugada syndrome with non-sustained VT; sodium channel blocking drugs (e.g. amio, procainamide) can be dangerous here!

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Brugada syndrome ... non-sustained VT ... #syndrome #Electrocardiogram ... #ECG #EKG #Clinical ... #Cardiology #NSVT
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
Approach to ECGs ... SVT with BBB All ... - Brugada's sign ... #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... than Brugada criteria ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
Clinical #Diagnosis #EM ... #Radiology #Vasc ... #POCUS #DVT #Femoral ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
Clinical #Diagnosis #EM ... #Radiology #Vasc ... #POCUS #DVT #Popliteal ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
Positive DVT study ... Clinical #Diagnosis #EM ... #Radiology #Vasc ... #POCUS #DVT #Positive ... Noncompressible #ALiEM
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Distinguishing #Criteria #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #VTach #SVT #Differences ... #Comparison #Brugada
Electrocardiographic Features of Digoxin Toxicity
 • Virtually any arrhythmia is possible. None specific for digoxin toxicity
associated combine some SVT ... ventricular rate (↓ AV ... T waves - BCM IM ... digitalis #Toxicity #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Note there is ST depression in aVR, a true sign of Left Main occlusion.  Many
depression in aVR ... elevation in aVR ... is a good ECG sign ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #EKG