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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 ... #Tachycardia #VTach ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ventricular Tachycardia in Wide Complex Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
 • Lead V1 - LBBB Criteria
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• Lead V1 - LBBB ... V1 - RBBB Criteria ... #Tachycardia #WCT ... #VTach #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
RBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • R >
RBBB Ventricular ... Tachycardia Criteria ... Biphasic QRS #RBBB ... #VTach #Criteria ... V1 #diagnosis #cardiology
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
LBBB Ventricular ... Tachycardia Criteria ... downstroke #LBBB ... #VTach #Criteria ... V1 #diagnosis #cardiology
Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB) - EKG Diagnosis
EKG Criteria:
 • QRS > 0.12 seconds
 • Slurred
(RBBB) - EKG Diagnosis ... EKG Criteria: ... #RBBB #EKG #Diagnosis ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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Approach to ECGs ... Absence of typical RBBB ... or LBBB morphology ... in contrast to RBBB ... Versus #ecg #ekg #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Ml, WPW, LVH, LBBB ... MI, WPW, RVH, RBBB ... ) - WideQRS: RBBB ... leads slurred S), LBBB ... #cardiology #interpretation
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... - RBBB, LAFB/LPFB ... (<360ms) PE: RBBB ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... Sinus Tachy w/ BBB ... - w/ variable block ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... wide, can be new/old ... in V1, unless LBBB ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI