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Comparison between Wandering atrial pacemaker (A) vs multifocal atrial arrhythmia (B)

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
Comparison between ... #pacemaker #comparison ... multifocal #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... Secondary to chronic lung ... #Multifocal #Atrial ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
also a result of atrial ... Precordial Transition Point ... in relation to ECG ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
better imaging—from Point ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... AV block 1º - long ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Hyperflexion injury with axial ... and tender DIP joint ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... : ↑ca - Long QT ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology