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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Clockwise) Atrial Flutter ... Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter ... Clockwise) Atrial Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #diagnosis #comparison
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
If see flutter p ... = AFIutter ... • Atrial Flutter ... see P, either Flutter ... If not Flutter P
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
Independent Atrial Flutter ... CTI-independent flutter ... • Negative F ... #aflutter #ecg ... #diagnosis
Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter ... intervals Atrial Flutter ... "Saw tooth" flutter ... AtrialTachycardia #AFib #AFlutter ... #Comparison #Diagnosis
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter ... up, slow down; "negative ... Counterclockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #diagnosis
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Clockwise) Atrial Flutter ... • V1: Broad & negative ... Clockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #diagnosis
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
This results in negatively-directed ... flutter waves in ... appearance on ECG ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Vereckie Algorithm - Lead aVR - Ventricular Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial
- Telemetry Diagnosis ... downstroke of negative ... #WCT #VTach #avr ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #telemetry
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... (PACs), Atrial Flutter ... (V-tach, VT), Monomorphic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... DANGER (4) Vfib/flutter ... (2) Atrial flutter ... absent P (2) A flutter ... #EKG #diagnosis