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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 ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential # ... clinical
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... activation from SVT ... (e.g., junctional ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... Counterclockwise) Atrial ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial ... PACs #premature #atrial ... #complexes #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #clinical
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG ... At-least 3 distinct P-wave ... Tachycardia #diagnosis #cardiology ... #labeled #clinical
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
inferior sawtooth waves ... • Negative F waves ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Osborn (J Wave) ... fibrillation Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... four main types: atrial ... ), atrial flutter ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
WPW EKG after cardioversion of SVT

Here is the post-conversion ECG

The patient is now in Sinus Rhythm,
of SVT Here is ... There are tall R waves ... there are delta waves ... EM_RESUS #WPW #EKG ... #Clinical #Cardiology
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
look for flutter waves ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter