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Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Typical atrial ... causing clockwise atrial ... Atypical atrial ... from the left atrium ... #Classification
Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
Atrial Flutter on ... atrial activity ... • ≥ 240 atrial ... confined to an atrium ... #cardiology #clinical
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... Counterclockwise) Atrial ... Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... Counterclockwise #Atrial
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
also known as Mobitz ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... #MobitzI #Mobitz1
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
also known as Mobitz ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... #MobitzI #Mobitz1
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
Isthmus Independent Atrial ... atrial activity ... suggests a right atrial ... suggests a left atrial ... #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
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia (2) Atrial ... flutter (3) ... SVTs - atrial/junctional ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... #EKG #diagnosis
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Counterclockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... Counterclockwise #Atrial ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical
Mobitz II heart block is characterized on a surface ECG by intermittently nonconducted P waves not
Mobitz II heart ... characterized on a surface ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... #MobitzII #Mobitz2