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Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Flutter Typical atrial ... tricuspid valve ... appearance on ECG ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG ... #Tachycardia #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
complex (PAC) - ECG ... #complexes #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
fibrillation Clinical ... No prognostic value ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... ., Mitral valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
atria and the ventricle ... QRS interval on EKG ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Mitral Valve (MV ... mitral valve (MV ... Differential diagnosis ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
closed tricuspid valve ... dissociation • The ... activation from SVT (e.g ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
POCUS shows dilated ... mitral valve coaptation ... LV to LA across the ... Echocardiogram #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology