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Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
tachycardia, SVT ... with aberrancy, ... SVT iso Na channel ... Management #Algorithm #cardiology ... #VT
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
WPW), AVnRT (ie SVT ... Regular-Complex: • Ventricular ... Antidromic AVRT, SVT ... Any irregular SVT ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
• Polymorphic VT ... True Monomorphic VT ... Mimickers - SVT ... Tachycardia - SVT ... Algorithm #WCT #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Regular Rhythm SVT ... Irregular Rhythm SVT ... Regular rhythm SVT ... Irregular rhythm SVT ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
tachycardia • Regular SVT ... QRS • Regular SVT ... • Irregular SVT ... • Irregular SVT ... Algorithm #Causes #cardiology
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Discriminating Ventricular ... Tachycardia #Aberration #Aberrancy ... Distinguishing #Criteria #Cardiology ... Electrocardiogram #VTach #SVT ... #Differences #Comparison
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Differentiating VT ... from SVT with aberrancy ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #AVR #Utility #ALiEM
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
sinus beat and a ventricular ... VentricularTachycardia #SVT ... #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia (VT ... Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... ) - with aberrancy ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #definition #differential
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Treatment of Stable ... Regular • If ventricular ... cardioversion • If known SVT ... with aberrancy, ... #management #cardiology