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Inverted P Waves:
(A) Ectopic atrial rhythm
(B) Junctional rhythm 

#Inverted #PWaves #cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #differential
: (A) Ectopic atrial ... #PWaves #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential #clinical
Comparison between Wandering atrial pacemaker (A) vs multifocal atrial arrhythmia (B)

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
vs multifocal atrial ... comparison #multifocal #rhythm ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
 •
Irregularly irregular rhythm ... #Tachycardia #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
Ectopic atrial rhythm
 • The atrial rate is less than 100 bpm.
 • PR interval within
Ectopic atrial rhythm ... if the PRI is < ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
QRS in 6s x 10 Rhythm ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... 360 ms: ↑ca - Long ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
arrest - escape rhythms ... AV block 1º - long ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... anterior wall MI ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
rhythm & Multifocal ... ECG Recognition ... #rhythm #tachycardia ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical #comparison
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... • During sinus rhythm ... • This is a clinically ... blocks #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis