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Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
Flutter Multifocal ... Flutter - Atrial ... "Saw tooth" flutter ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Electrocardiogram
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter • Inferior ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
CTI-independent flutter ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
Atrial Flutter on ... depolarizations (i.e. flutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(4) Vfib/flutter ... flutter (3) ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Counterclockwise) Atrial ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation ... (CVP) or right atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... CVP #Waveform #Interpretation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Flutter PR Interval ... AmyChung #EKG #Interpretation ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
: WPW, ectopic atrial ... safe #, but >500 DANGER ... Approach #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation