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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 ... irregular rhythm ... Visualmedapp #MAT ... cardiology #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
• Atrial Flutter ... either Flutter or MAT ... Flutter P waves, is MAT ... • MAT. 3 types ... #wide #narrow #algorithm
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Management Regular ... , AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial ... Ectopic Junctional Irregular ... , MAT, Sinus Tachycardia ... Place patient in semi-recumbent
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Narrow-Complex Tachycardia Regular ... flutter, ectopic atrial ... underlying cause Irregular ... flutter or MAT ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(3) SVTs - atrial ... node Narrow - Irregular ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... tachycardia (MAT ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... 1) Rate - Regular ... Count-Off - Irregular ... AmyChung #EKG #Interpretation ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• Narrow & regular ... Narrow & irregular ... • May be no pattern ... P and QRS • Atrial ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Regular ... Tachycardia #Evaluation #Interpretation ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
: WPW, ectopic atrial ... RBBB (V1/V2 rsr', lat ... (V5/V6 rs, qs; lat ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Arrhythmia (MAA ... includes both MAT ... morphology of at ... configurations and an irregular ... cardiology #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram