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The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... normal • The PP ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... normal • The PP ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Non-phasic sinus arrhythmia - ECG Diagnosis
• The P wave and PR interval are normal
• The PP
Non-phasic sinus ... arrhythmia - ECG ... normal • The PP ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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Wandering atrial ... pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis ... arrhythmia Note ... #pacemaker #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... Arrhythmia* (e.g ... also a result of atrial ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Arrhythmia (MAA ... and an irregular PP ... from the sinus ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
EKG findings: Sinus ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... in aVR > 0.7: ppv ... #leadAVR #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
angiogenic factors + oxidative ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Pardee's sign" + PPD ... bundle-branch block; and sinus ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram