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

 - Acute
Differentiating VT ... from SVT with aberrancy ... possibly better than Brugada ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #AVR #Utility #ALiEM
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
ventricular tachycardia (VT ... supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... and to detect VT ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #differential #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) VT ... w/ BBB (3) SVT ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (4) SA node arrest ... electrocardiogram #cardiology