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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 ... @amalmattu #Brugada ... #syndrome #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #NSVT
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... cardiomyopathies • Congenital ... , Brugada syndrome ... Catecholaminergic polymorphic VT ... #cardiology #differential
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
#Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia ... #VT
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long ... QT Syndrome: Illness ... to polymorphic VT ... **Get baseline EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) VT ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (4) SA node arrest ... 200ms from longer pause ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... rhythms: PSVT or VT ... or VT • Terminates ... decreased brain flow (VT ... #Palpitations #Cardiology