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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
and Causes • ... tachycardia or WQRST Causes ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential #causes
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Algorithm for the ... , Wide-Complex Tachycardia ... twitter.com/thame #WideComplex ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Wide-Complex Tachycardia ... nodal agents (e.g ... #WideComplex #Tachycardia ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... physical activity - Nausea ... - History - EKG ... #cardiology #Angina
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for ... other causes of ... Incomplete or Complete ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... / Mediastinal Causes ... Sarcoidosis Other Causes ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Narrow-Complex ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
thrombus formation causes ... characterized by complete ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table