How can we differentiate SVT from irregular heart rhythm
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6 May 2025
SVT
Question:
A 55-year-old male patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of palpitations and dizziness. He has a history of hypertension and occasional palpitations but has never experienced such severe symptoms before.
The attending physician suspects either ventricular tachycardia or supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant conduction. Which of the following clinical features is not useful in differentiating between the two conditions?
Options:
A)QRS width gt 160 ms
B)Concordance of QRS in chest leads
C)Irregularity of the rhythm
D)RBBB with left axis deviation on ECG
E)Capture and fusion beats
SVT
Question:
A 55-year-old male patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of palpitations and dizziness. He has a history of hypertension and occasional palpitations but has never experienced such severe symptoms before.
The attending physician suspects either ventricular tachycardia or supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant conduction. Which of the following clinical features is not useful in differentiating between the two conditions?
Options:
A)QRS width gt 160 ms
B)Concordance of QRS in chest leads
C)Irregularity of the rhythm
D)RBBB with left axis deviation on ECG
E)Capture and fusion beats