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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia ... (MAT) on EKG ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia ... great ECG case of ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Clinical
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (MAT) - 3 ... 200ms from longer pause ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treat underlying cause ... atrial flutter or MAT ... Treat underlying cause ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Arrhythmias on ECG ... ECG Recognition ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical #comparison
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
and an atrial tachycardia ... than the PPM’s max ... #AWaves #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... with sinus tachycardia ... these can hint at ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... block; and sinus tachycardia ... voltage Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
simultaneously at ... EKG of the same ... that’s called “clinical ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... Now consider Tachycardia ... not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical