ventricular tachycardia

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Increased ventricular contraction over 100 bpm

blood let out of ventricles in spoonfuls

Question 2

How is it different to sinus tachycardia

Answer 2

sinus tachycardia only occurs during exercise
the increased rate of contraction in sinus tachycardia is generated from the SAN.
In ventricular tachycardia the increased contraction is generated by premature ventricular contractions- 3 or more in a row.
in ventricular tachycardia the rate is almost over 250 bpm rather than being closer to 100

Question 3

symptoms

Answer 3

• fatigue
• chest pain
• SOB
• diziness
• Palpitations

Question 4

ECG presentation

Answer 4

QRS complexes are closer together
QRS complexes are broad.
no P waves

Question 5

Therapy

Answer 5

Cardioversion: medication to decrease HR or electrical impulse to decrease HR on the R wave
Radiofrequency cardioablation : destroys tissue which is responsible
ICD implant

Question 6

What is Torsades de point?

Answer 6

A particular type of VT
Found in patients with long QT syndrome
Short-long-short RR waves
It is congenital