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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... ) on EKG • Heart ... #Multifocal #Atrial ... Tachycardia #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
block (3) Multifocal ... (MAT) - 3 ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
seen are sinus bradycardia ... Non-paroxysmal atrial ... The various ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Multifocal Atrial ... Arrhythmias on ECG ... ECG Recognition ... #MAT #Multifocal ... #diagnosis #ekg
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... ), Multifocal Atrial ... Tachycardia (MAT ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... - Decreases AV ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #ECG
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Multifocal Atrial ... Multifocal Atrial ... includes both MAT ... wap #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Atrial septal defect

An ECG may show the “crochetage” pattern (92% specific)—a notch near the apex of
Atrial septal defect ... An ECG may show ... larger shunt #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... Crochetage #Sign #ASD
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
- "If your P's and ... independently of the atria ... dissociation and ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis