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Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
and Atrial Flutter ... Multifocal Atrial ... Flutter - Atrial ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Electrocardiogram
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
(Clockwise) Atrial ... ) Atrial Flutter ... (Clockwise) Atrial ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
atrial activity ... without typical ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
Diagnosis Framework Narrow-Complex ... Fibrillation, Multifocal ... (MAT), Atrial Flutter ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #wide #narrow #
Tachyarrhythmia Framework - Differential Diagnosis
 • Narrow QRS - Regular Rhythm: Sinus tachycardia, AVNRT, Orthodromic AVRT,
Differential Diagnosis • Narrow ... flutter, Junctional ... tachycardia • Narrow ... AV block, Multifocal ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
) Irregular Narrow ... Atrial fibrillation ... Multifocal Atrial ... Atrial flutter ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Diagnosis Algorithm Narrow ... Junctional tachycardia Narrow ... fibrillation • Multifocal ... • Atrial flutter ... Algorithm #Causes #cardiology
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Typical (Counterclockwise ... ) Atrial Flutter ... Counterclockwise #Atrial ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Reverse Typical ... (Clockwise) Atrial ... #Clockwise #Atrial ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
(>100 bpm) - Narrow ... Tachycardia • Aflutter ... WPW) - Narrow ... Conduction • Multifocal ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology