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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Tachycardia (MAT) • At least ... • Oxygen • Treatment ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Management
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG ... Here’s a great ... ECG case of a 50 ... #Tachycardia #EKG ... #Cardiology #EKG
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... underlying cause ... Control rate (e.g ... #algorithm
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Breast Discharge ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Failure • Stress (e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Endocrinology #Causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Metastases (e.g ... Lung, Colon, Breast ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist ... QRS from native beat ... Modified #Diagnosis #Checklist ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
repolarization causes ... peaked T waves (best ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes # ... Progression #Table
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... sine wave, "the great ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Proposed Algorithm ... without biopsy) e.g ... and/or cytology (e.g ... of alternative causes ... Involvement in at least
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... e.g. biopsy, car ... mastitis • Usually caused ... diagnosis #surgery #causes ... #table