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ECG Basics - Atrial Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Atrial #SVT #Comparison #Table #AFib #AFlutter #MAT #WAP
ECG Basics - Atrial ... Rhythms #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #Atrial #SVT #Comparison ... #Table #AFib #AFlutter
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... common finding) • Atrial ... ., A-Fib also a ... result of atrial ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
leads indicates atrial ... be present in all ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... #Spodick #ECGEducator
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
As the heart ... Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... variants #clinical #comparison
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... benefit of restoring sinus ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... ventricular pressure and also ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
As the heart ... Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... variants #clinical #comparison
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... conversion to sinus ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology ... #AFib #Acute
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... with sinus tachycardia ... root, and left atrium ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flip-flopping in the chest ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology