Tachycardia

Question 1

What are the possible types of tachycardia?

Answer 1

Sinus tachycardia, Supraventricular Tachycardia

AFib, Aflutter, Ventricular tachycardia

Question 2

What is Sinus tachycardia? and causes

Answer 2

Fast rhythm but normal (p:QRS normal, etc)

prolonged: causes: urgent: Sepsis, Hypovalemia (GI Bleed?)
endocrine (thyrotoxicosis, pheatochromocytoma)

anxiety, caffeine, etc

Question 3

What is Supraventricular tachycardia? common causes?

Answer 3

tachycardia but cannot see the p waves. still regular.
AVRT-delta waves-small PR interval and slurred upstroke of QRS (like instead of sharp up, slow long up)
AVNRT-re entry in the AV node-no delta wave

caused by re-entry circuits-AVRT or AVNRT

Question 4

what is Afib/flut?

Answer 4

do it

Question 5

What is Ventricular tachycardia?

Answer 5

Broad complex tachycardia

treat with IV amiodarone
pacemaker
defibrillation