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Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
and Atrial Flutter ... Multifocal Atrial ... Flutter - Atrial ... "Saw tooth" flutter ... AtrialTachycardia #AFib #AFlutter
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter on EKG ... Flutter • Inferior ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Reverse Typical ... Flutter on EKG ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
flutter • AV ... fibrillation • Multifocal ... • Atrial flutter ... aberrancy • Pacemaker-facilitated ... #Causes #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachycardia • Aflutter ... • AFib • AFIutter ... Conduction • Multifocal ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
DANGER (4) Vfib/flutter ... flutter (3) ... absent P (2) A flutter ... block (3) Multifocal ... - ventricular pacemaker
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... An electrocardiogram ... showed atrial flutter ... cm2) and very severe ... clinical #doppler #radiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
P-Wave Morphology = multifocal ... Flutter PR Interval ... • U waves = severe ... Interpretation #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... sinus syndrome) • Multifocal ... valve prolapse • Pacemaker-mediated ... #Palpitations #Cardiology