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Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
Wide Complex Tachycardia ... with aberrancy, ... • Monomorphic VT ... • Polymorphic VT ... #cardiology #VT
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Differentiating VT ... from SVT with aberrancy ... in wide complex ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
(>100 bpm) - Narrow ... WPW) - Narrow ... • Monomorphic VT ... - Wide Complex ... • Polymorphic VT
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
deflection not AVRT ... • SVT. 140-280 ... Assume VT until ... Aberrancy, HyperK ... #narrow #algorithm
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Source Article: Wide ... Tachycardia #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #VTach #SVT #Differences ... #Comparison #Brugada ... #Algorithm
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... DDx = VT vs. ... is positive in aVR ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
VT versus SVT with ... Features favouring VT ... Brugada algorithm ... #VTach #VentricularTachycardia ... #Aberrancy #Comparison
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(1) VT - DANGER ... w/ BBB (3) SVT ... w/ abberancy - ... flutter (3) SVTs ... #EKG #diagnosis
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex ... cardioversion • If known SVT ... diltiazem or B-blockers ... - Follow narrow-complex ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Pharmacology Comparison ... Suppression of VT ... but limited by side ... Inappropriate sinus tach ... #Pharmacology #Comparison