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

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... TCA-like overdose - AVRT ... with aberrancy in wide ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... • Classic EKG ... (SVT) in wide cornplex ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
EKG Here’s a ... great ECG case of ... @EM_RESUS #AVRT ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
- Orthodromic AVRT ... - Antidromic AVRT ... : wide complex because ... WPW #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
66 yo with syncope ... This ECG shows ... a wide-complex ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
• Ventricular tachycardia ... effect (e.g. αblockers ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... effect (e.g. sedation ... Classification #Table #Causes
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... or AVRT • Standing ... bending over: AVNRT ... Red Flag Symptoms
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
• Sick Sinus Syndrome ... • AVRT (ie ... - Wide Complex ... aberrancy - Wide ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Converts - Probably AVnRT ... or AVRT - Observe ... Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause ... Control rate (e.g
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
, e.g., due to arrhythmias ... carotid sinus syndrome ... and an initial ECG ... should be guided by clinical ... In many cases, syncope