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Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
including the Brugada ... aVR,6 and limb lead ... Tachycardia #VTach #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
Tachycardia This ECG ... according to the Brugada ... -LearnTheHeart ECG ... VentricularTachycardia #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
WPW EKG after cardioversion of SVT

Here is the post-conversion ECG

The patient is now in Sinus Rhythm,
post-conversion ECG ... is strikingly short ... waves in multiple leads ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
from the foxglove leaf ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... biphasic T waves - Short ... #EKG #Cardiology ... #Digitalis #ECG
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
assoc withlK Brugada ... dagger Q lat>inf leads ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... deWinter T waves - starts ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... detect VT than Brugada ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
V6 rs, qs; lat leads ... 500 DANGER - Short ... #Approach #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... leads • Disadvantages ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
are involved • Brugada ... Osborne waves - Short ... inverted T waves • Short ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram