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Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
, SVT with aberrancy ... , SVT iso Na channel ... • Monomorphic VT ... • Polymorphic VT ... #cardiology #VT
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
• Polymorphic VT ... True Monomorphic VT ... Heart Disease • VT ... Mimickers - SVT ... - SVT with
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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- VT vs. ... SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... DDx = VT vs. ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
- ECG Definition ... (VT) (~80%) • ... (SVT) - with ... #WCT #diagnosis ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
narrow complex tachycardias ... Differentiating VT ... from SVT with aberrancy ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Brugada syndrome with non-sustained VT; sodium channel blocking drugs (e.g. amio, procainamide) can be dangerous here!

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non-sustained VT ... blocking drugs (e.g ... Brugada #syndrome #Electrocardiogram ... #ECG #EKG #Clinical ... #Cardiology #NSVT
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
Diagnosis Framework ... WPW), AVnRT (ie SVT ... Antidromic AVRT, SVT ... Irregular: Polymorphic VT ... Any irregular SVT
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Regular Rhythm SVT ... Irregular Rhythm SVT ... • Monomorphic VT ... Regular rhythm SVT ... • Polymorphic VT
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
If yes, then VT. ... If yes, then VT. ... If yes, then VT. ... If no, then VT. ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
Hallmark ECG features ... (VT) AV indicates ... #VTach #ECG #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology