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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
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Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
Atrial Flutter on ... EKG • Regularly-occurring ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
Flutter • Rapid ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
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Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
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Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
(EKG) Digoxin ... and atrial flutter ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... #Digitalis #ECG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... evaluating for other causes ... in relation to ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
week of becoming acute ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG ... #cardiology #diagnosis