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Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
(PLAX) A 68-year-old ... Final diagnosis ... #clinical #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... Tachycardia (MAT ... different P wave ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #ECG #EKG #Management
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... - Differential Diagnosis ... myxoma, pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
leads indicates atrial ... becomes normal ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Right Ventricular Size and Measurements on POCUS Echocardiogram
 - Proximal Outflow Tract (PLAX View) >30 mm
Measurements on POCUS ... Outflow Tract (PLAX ... ) - Apical RV at ... Echocardiogram #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(3) SVTs - atrial ... tachycardia (MAT ... ) - 3 different ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
pathway between the atria ... bundle of Kent) may ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
least 3 different ... waves will have normal ... #MAT #Multifocal ... #tachycardia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
criteria for the diagnosis ... both MAT (atrial ... least 3 different ... dominant pacemaker focus ... #cardiology #ekg
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
: WPW, ectopic atrial ... (V5/V6 rs, qs; lat ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology