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Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia ... #Versus #ecg #ekg ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
Positive DVT study ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
#Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia ... #VT
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) VT ... w/ BBB (3) SVT ... flutter (3) SVTs ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
to polymorphic VT ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... block, Aberrancy, VT ... Low voltage Treatment ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis
Now there is additional ST elevation in lateral leads, also diagnostic of STEMI. #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
is additional ST ... lateral leads, also diagnostic ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
., long QT syndrome ... EKG Findings ... Differential Diagnosis ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology