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Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial ... originating the low atrium ... PAC will have a PR ... PACs #premature #atrial
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• Prolonged PR ... • Prolonged PR ... PR longest before ... PR shorted after ... P and QRS • Atrial
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
 •
Multifocal Atrial ... with varying PP, PR ... MAT #Multifocal #Atrial
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Elevation of PR ... depression of PR ... leads indicates atrial ... normalization of ST and PR
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
PR interval < ... origin within the atria ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... delta wave, short PR ... msec) 3 Short PR ... interval (PR <
Cor Triatriatum on Echocardiogram

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Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital heart defect
where the left atrium ... sinistrum) or right atrium ... resulting in three atrial ... Echocardiogram #A4C #POCUS
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... ever seen a left atrium ... officialdrk12 #Left #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS
ECG Cheat Sheet

ECG rapid view: It is organized roughly how one would typically read an ECG.
, Hypertrophy (atrial ... ventricle), Intervals (PR
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia (2) Atrial ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... block 1º - long PR ... successively longer PR