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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
pacemaker (A) vs multifocal ... pacemaker #comparison #multifocal ... #rhythm #cardiology ... diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Multifocal Atrial ... A regular rhythm ... , AVRT, Junctional ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Junctional escape rhythm ... Tachycardia (FAT), Multifocal ... re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • AVRT (ie ... Conduction • Multifocal ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #causes
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
 •
Multifocal Atrial ... Irregularly irregular rhythm ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Tachycardia Regular Rhythm ... or AVRT - Observe ... Treat underlying cause ... Irregular Rhythm ... #algorithm
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Multifocal Atrial ... atrial rhythm & ... Multifocal atrial ... #atrial #rhythm ... #clinical #comparison
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Heart Rate and Rhythm ... and irregular rhythms ... sinus syndrome) • Multifocal ... or AVRT • Standing ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
P-Wave Morphology = multifocal ... atrial rhythm ... Dominant R wave in aVR ... all leads except aVR ... Interpretation #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

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

Her heart
’s a great ECG case ... This rhythm is all ... @EM_RESUS #AVRT ... Tachycardia #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical