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Ventricular Tachycardia in Wide Complex Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
 • Lead V1 - LBBB Criteria
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V1 - LBBB Criteria ... • Lead V1 - RBBB ... RWPT) • Lead aVR ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry
RBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • R >
RBBB Ventricular ... - Lead V1 - Telemetry ... Diagnosis WCT ... #V1 #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
LBBB Ventricular ... - Lead V1 - Telemetry ... Diagnosis WCT ... #V1 #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
axis deviation; LBBB ... axis deviation; RBBB ... peak time; and WCT ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT with BBB All ... Absence of typical RBBB ... or LBBB morphology ... in contrast to RBBB ... #ekg #cardiology
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
1) Identify LBBB ... or Pacemaker LBBB ... "M-shaped R"), Left ... #Checklist #EKG ... #cardiology #lbbb
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) Criteria
• Sokolow + Lyon 
 - S V1 + R V5 or
Left Ventricular ... Hypertrophy (LVH ... #Left #Ventricular ... #EKG #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
, RBBB, dextrocardia ... ) - WideQRS: RBBB ... leads slurred S), LBBB ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
lat>inf leads, LVH ... Trifascicular block - RBBB ... (<360ms) PE: RBBB ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
tall T wave in V1 ... is inverted in V1 ... , unless LBBB/LVH ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology