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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
urinary retention, tachycardia ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
Supraventricular Tachycardias - Pathophysiology
Conduction pathways through SA Node, Atrium, AV Node, Bundle of His, and Ventricle
Supraventricular Tachycardias ... Ventricle • Sinus Tachycardia ... • Atrial Tachycardia ... Nodal Reentry Tachycardia ... • AV Reentry Tachycardia
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Narrow Complex Tachycardias ... Narrow Complex Tachycardia ... Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia ... Narrow Complex Tachycardia ... Sinus tachycardia
ACUTE TREATMENT OF PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR 
TACHYCARDIA 

#PSVT #Management #Cardiology #EmergencyMedicine #Treatment #Tachycardia #Supraventricular
ACUTE TREATMENT ... SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ... EmergencyMedicine #Treatment ... #Tachycardia #Supraventricular
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
SA node: Sinus tachycardia ... supraventricular tachycardias ... , Focal Atrial Tachycardia ... AV re-entrant tachycardia ... ), Ventricular tachycardia
Simplified Diagnostic Algorithm for Tachydysrhythmias

#Tachycardia #Tachydysrhythmias #Management #Treatment #Algorithm #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Tachydysrhythmias #Tachycardia ... Tachydysrhythmias #Management #Treatment
Simplified Therapeutic Algorithm for Tachydysrhythmias

#Tachycardia #Tachydysrhythmias #Management #Treatment #Algorithm #Cardiology
Tachydysrhythmias #Tachycardia ... Tachydysrhythmias #Management #Treatment
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia ... • Oxygen • Treatment ... Multifocal #Atrial #Tachycardia
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
Treatment of Stable ... Wide-Complex Tachycardia ... If ventricular tachycardia ... #WideComplex #Tachycardia ... #Treatment #management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Narrow-Complex Tachycardia ... ectopic atrial tachycardia ... , junctional tachycardia ... #Treatment #management