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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
four main types: atrial ... ), atrial flutter ... Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Flutter, Ectopic ... Atrial Tachycardia ... Tachycardia w/ PACs ... Place patient in semi-recumbent ... #cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - ... believe that the ST ... segment is the only ECG ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... diagnosis #coronary #syndrome
Brugada syndrome with non-sustained VT; sodium channel blocking drugs (e.g. amio, procainamide) can be dangerous here!

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Brugada syndrome ... procainamide) can ... Electrocardiogram #ECG ... #EKG #Clinical ... #Cardiology #NSVT
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Diagnosis and Management ... • Atrial Flutter ... Rate can be 300! ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #cardiology #wide
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Definitions ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... SVTs - atrial/junctional ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... lower AV cells can ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... elevation in ACS ... Subepicardial atrial ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... #differential #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome ... Contractions (PACs ... ), Atrial Flutter ... , Polymorphic VT ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Here’s an ECG of ... with 100% Acute LAD ... STEMI Criteria misses ... Occlusion #Total #ECG ... #Clinical #Cardiology