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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 ... #Table #AFib #AFlutter ... #MAT #WAP #WPW
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... different P wave ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #ECG #EKG #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Tachycardia Regular Rhythm ... disease or CHF) ... flutter or MAT ... disease or CHF) ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
- Differential Diagnosis ... Table - Wide vs ... Don't rely on criteria ... variable block >> MAT ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia (MAT ... ) - 3 different ... arrest - escape rhythms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Multifocal (or multiform) atrial tachycardia (MAT) is an abnormal heart rhythm, specifically a type of supraventricular
tachycardia (MAT ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... rhythm). ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #MAT #MultifocalAtrialTachycardia
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
electrocardiographic criteria ... for the diagnosis ... both MAT (atrial ... least 3 different ... #cardiology #ekg
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
mitral inflow, MA ... progression, LA: left atrium ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
rhythm & Multifocal ... least 3 different ... #atrial #rhythm ... #tachycardia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg