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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachycardia, Atrial ... WPW), AVnRT (ie ... • Irregular: Atrial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Wolff-Parkinson White 
Preexcitation syndrome where an accessory pathway (Bundle of Kent) directly connects the atria 
and
directly connects the atria ... The WPW pattem can ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW ... WPW is caused by ... pathway between the atria ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... MedStudent #EKG #WPW
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome WPW ... pathway between the atria ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical #Diagnosis
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Premature atrial ... Monofocal Ectopic Atrial ... WPW) - Narrow ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
- LAD: Inf Ml, WPW ... RAD: AntLat MI, WPW ... block - LoPR: WPW ... , ectopic atrial ... Approach #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... : Differential diagnosis ... tachycardia (AVRT) in WPW ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... more of AVRT in WPW
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... branch block or WPW ... risk factors Atrial ... right and left atria ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib + WPW ... tachycardia (2) Atrial ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... flutter, or atrial ... (VT/Vfib/Afib/WPW ... #Differential #Diagnosis