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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... 3 distinct P-wave ... #Multifocal #Atrial ... Tachycardia #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Comparison between Wandering atrial pacemaker (A) vs multifocal atrial arrhythmia (B)

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
pacemaker (A) vs multifocal ... (B) #WAP #MAR ... pacemaker #comparison #multifocal ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... ) • At least 3 ... #Atrial #Tachycardia ... #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Multifocal Atrial ... Multifocal Atrial ... least 3 different ... wap #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Multifocal Atrial ... Multifocal atrial ... least 3 different ... #MAT #Multifocal ... #tachycardia #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... Multifocal atrial ... tachycardia (MAT ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... +ve in l, II (3) ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
2) Rhythm 3) ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... P-Wave Morphology = multifocal ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
descending (LAD). or 3- ... Subepicardial atrial ... instead of ACS. 3. ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
May be no pattern ... relationship (2:1 or 3: ... P and QRS • Atrial ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology