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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter on EKG ... Flutter • Inferior ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
Flutter • Rapid ... CTI-independent flutter ... • Negative F ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Flutter on EKG ... up, slow down; "negative ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
Atrial Flutter on ... depolarizations (i.e. flutter ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Flutter on EKG ... • V1: Broad & negative ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
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 ... flutter from the ... appearance on ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Atrial Flutter ... see P, either Flutter ... If not Flutter P ... #cardiology #wide ... #narrow #algorithm
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram ... fibrillation and atrial ... flutter (rate control ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
DANGER (4) Vfib/flutter ... flutter (3) ... absent P (2) A flutter ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
flutter, ectopic ... Control rate (e.g ... flutter or MAT ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm