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Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
 •
- ECG Diagnosis ... • Variant of sinus ... this rhythm #wap ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia ... - ventricular pacemaker ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
: VARIANT OF SINUS ... focus from the sinus ... #wap #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... • Unexplained sinus ... tachycardia • ... #Management #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
ectopic atrial pacemaker ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Ectopic atrial rhythm
 • The atrial rate is less than 100 bpm.
 • PR interval within
P wave during sinus ... ectopic atrial pacemaker ... atrial #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... by a junctional pacemaker ... blocks #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Have the patient tap ... valve prolapse • Pacemaker-mediated ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
An electrocardiogram ... showed sinus tachycardia ... A [arrow] and Video ... A diagnosis of tuberculous ... NEJM #clinical #radiology