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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 atrial ... #pacemaker #comparison ... multifocal #rhythm #cardiology ... diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... pacemaker - QRS ... leads rsr'), V-pacemaker ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... - ventricular pacemaker ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
MI in LBBB or Pacemaker ... Identify LBBB or Pacemaker ... by vertical 2ms spike ... Checklist #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• Treatment: Pacemaker ... P and QRS • Atrial ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Pacemaker Operating ... paced A (atrium ... sensed or paced atrial ... trigger a pacing spike ... Pacing #settings #cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Pacemaker Mutifocal ... Pacemaker: VARIANT ... of the dominant pacemaker ... wap #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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Wandering atrial ... pacemaker - ECG ... wap #Wandering #atrial ... #pacemaker #cardiology ... diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Cervical Spine X-Ray Anatomy - Lateral
Very commonly performed but still one of the trickiest to interpret
Cervical Spine X-Ray ... have a systematic approach ... common in the C-spine ... The atlanto-axial ... Anatomy #clinical #radiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
compliance), ECG: electrocardiogram ... progression, LA: left atrium ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification