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Lumbar puncture

…the roots of the cauda equina. If in doubt: choose a level lower, never higher. 3. Mark the puncture site, clean in wide circles and…

Diagnosis and management of supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias: Narrow complex tachycardia & wide complex tachycardia

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology ECG Diagnosis and management of narrow and wide complex tachycardia All clinically significant supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias have been reviewed in previous…

🟠 Brugada's algorithm for diagnosing ventricular tachycardia (VT)

…tachycardia (SVT) with wide QRS complex. The algorithm entails 5 criteria, which are tested sequentially (Figure 1). Figure 1. Flowchart of Brugada's algorithm for…

Pericardiocentesis

…causes tamponade. The indication rests on the clinical picture together with echocardiographic signs of tamponade — not on how wide the rim of fluid looks. With…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…block with wide QRS complexes; do not delay pacing in order to try yet another dose. Chronotropic support is given as an infusion of isoprenaline…

🟠 Pulmonary valve

…early termination of diastolic flow Jet width colour Doppler small,, < 10 mm length, narrow origin variable large, wide origin Ratio pulmonic to aortic flow…

Premature ventricular contractions (premature ventricular complex, premature ventricular beats)

…the ventricles it will spread partly or entirely outside of the conduction system and thus produce a wide QRS complex (QRS duration ≥0.12 s…

Ventricular tachycardia (VT): ECG criteria, causes, classification, treatment

…ventricles. A wide range of conditions may cause ventricular tachycardia and the ECG is as nuanced as are those conditions. Regardless of etiology and ECG…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…the investigation will be usable. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) Indications Confirmation of newly detected hypertension — recommended before treatment is started . Suspected white coat hypertension…

ECG interpretation method, adults

…very rarely life threatening. Causes of tachyarrhythmia with wide QRS complexes (QRS duration ≥ 0.12 s): the commonest cause is ventricular tachycardia, which is a…

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