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Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
Flutter • Rapid ... circuit • Positive ... VI suggests a left ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter on EKG ... Flutter • Inferior ... Flutter • Inferior ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical
Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
Atrial Flutter on ... EKG • Regularly-occurring ... depolarizations (i.e. flutter ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Counterclockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... Isoelectric segment with positive ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... Inferior leads: "Positive ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Counterclockwise and (Left ... flutter from the ... This appears as positively-directed ... from the left atrium ... #EKG #Cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Positive deflection ... • Atrial Flutter ... see P, either Flutter ... If not Flutter P ... Diagnosis #Management #cardiology
A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
flutter waves when ... atrial flutter ... flutter waves may ... #Cardiology #EKG ... Lead #Placement #Flutter
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
cue to look for flutter ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... tachycardia - Flutter ... flutter - Prominent ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology