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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
on EKG Typical ... • Inferior leads ... • Inferior leads ... #aflutter #ecg ... #cardiology #clinical
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
Independent Atrial Flutter ... without typical inferior ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
on EKGInferior ... Counterclockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
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
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
on EKGInferior ... Clockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
detect atrial flutter ... waves when atrial flutter ... is suspected clinically ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECGEducator
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
with probable inferior ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... becoming acute anterior ... Serial EKGS in pts ... are crucial. ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
(PSVT), atrial flutter ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... SupraVentricularTachycardia #ECGEducator
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
electrocardiogram (ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #MobitzI # ... Mobitz1 #Mobitz #ECGEducator