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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 ... AFib #AFlutter #MAT
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
different P wave ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... #Tachycardia #MAT ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #ECG #EKG #Management
#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
#EKG taken on a ... with an acute pulmonary ... branch block, ST ... pulmonaryembolism #AcutePE #criticalcare ... #cardiology #ECG
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... Symptoms may include ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #SVT #SupraVentricularTachycardia
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
QRS complexes at ... different rates ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia ... #Versus #ecg #ekg ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g ... #criticalcare #
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
atrial tachycardia (MAT ... ) - 3 different ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist ... Capture: Narrow, different ... Discordance" = ST ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... HOCM- dagger Q lat ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... Evaluation - EKG ... Nephrotoxins (e.g ... channel blocker (eg ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology