Perioperative medicine & anaesthesia · UKMLA & AKT
Ventricular tachycardia
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise ventricular tachycardia — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Ventricular tachycardia (VT) - broad complex tachycardia (QRS >120ms) originating from an ectopic ventricular focus. The critical clinical decision is whether the patient is haemodynamically stable or unstable, as this dictates management.
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