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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter on EKG ... ) Atrial Flutter ... #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #cardiology #clinical
ECG Basics - Atrial Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Atrial #SVT #Comparison #Table #AFib #AFlutter #MAT #WAP
ECG Basics - Atrial ... Rhythms #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #Table #AFib #AFlutter ... WAP #WPW #SVT #ECGEducator
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Counterclockwise ... flutter is counterclockwise ... in the inferior leads ... in the inferior leads ... #EKG #Cardiology
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
) Atrial Flutter ... leads: Sawtooth ... #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #cardiology #clinical
A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
atrial flutter ... waves when atrial ... depolarization, atrial ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Flutter #ECGEducator
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... /flutter - DANGER ... different P waves in lead ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Flutter PR Interval ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Physical exam • 12-lead ... flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology