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Pacemaker Coding Terminology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker #LetterCode #Coding #Classification #Table #CoreEM
Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... Classification #Table
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
 •
Multifocal Atrial ... Heart rate > 100 bpm ... usually 100-150 bpm ... MAT #Multifocal #Atrial ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
ECG Basics - Atrial Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Atrial #SVT #Comparison #Table #AFib #AFlutter #MAT #WAP
ECG Basics - Atrial ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... #Atrial #SVT #Comparison ... #Table #AFib #AFlutter
The first three letters refer to chamber paced, chamber sensed, and response to sensed events. The
#Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... Classification #Table
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
Tach" at ~150 bpm ... EM #Cardiology #ECG ... #Atrial #Flutter
Atrial Flutter Types #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Flutter #AtrialFlutter #Types #Table #ECGEducator
Atrial Flutter Types ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... AtrialFlutter #Types #Table
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... flutter, ectopic atrial ... Control rate (e.g ... Control rate (e.g ... underlying cause #Stable
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Subepicardial atrial ... in aVR > 0.7: ppv ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
junction" between atria ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... II (3) 60-100 bpm ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis