VT vs SVT with Aberrancy

Guru Kowlgi, MD on Instagram: "ECG 108: VT vs SVT with aberrancy. Remember these 3 points! 1. If you see a wide complex tachycardia in a patient with a cardiac history, and specifically structural heart disease, and you have no idea what you are looking at, treat it like VT with aberrancy. Most of these cases end up being VT anyway. This is one situation where it is okay to be more aggressive in treatment. Missing an SVT with aberrancy is okay, but undertreating a VT is not! 2. Remember the crit

Cardiac Rhythm 🥁 on Instagram: "A 69-year-old male presents to the emergency department with complaints of nausea, palpitations, and one episode of vomiting. There is no chest pain or chest heaviness. History of Present Illness: Symptoms started suddenly prior to arrival. The patient denies any similar previous episodes. There is no known past medical history of cardiac illness, hypertension, or diabetes. Family History: Positive for cardiac arrhythmias — patient's father had a history of palpi