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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
on EKG Typical ... Clockwise) Atrial Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
Independent Atrial Flutter ... CTI-independent flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
EKG • Regularly-occurring ... depolarizations (i.e. flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
on EKG • Inferior ... Counterclockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
on EKG • Inferior ... Clockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... revealing the flutter ... Hence 2:1 flutter ... AVNRT would show ... #JVP #Clinical
A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
is a modified ECG ... detect atrial flutter ... standard 12 lead ECG ... Lead I on the ECG ... #Cardiology #EKG
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... that’s called “clinical ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck ... #Frog #Sign
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
in the chest or neck ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Paroxysmal AF, atrial flutter ... Atrial fibrillation/flutter ... Valvular disease (e.g