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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... rhythm with varying PP ... #Tachycardia #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Embolism The sensitivity ... Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... also a result of atrial ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
normal • The PP ... Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Non-phasic sinus arrhythmia - ECG Diagnosis
• The P wave and PR interval are normal
• The PP
Non-phasic sinus ... Diagnosis • The ... normal • The PP ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg
Ectopic atrial rhythm
 • The atrial rate is less than 100 bpm.
 • PR interval within
less than 100 bpm ... P wave during sinus ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
normal • The PP ... Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... findings: Sinus ... in aVR > 0.7: ppv ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #cardiology
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
paced A (atrium ... Settings: • Sensitivity ... #Pacemaker #PPM ... Pacing #settings #cardiology ... #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
benefit of restoring sinus ... thrombus • Digoxin ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... sacubitril-valsartan, PPM ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology