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The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... the pacemaker shifts ... Sinus #Arrhythmia ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... Tachycardia (most ... finding) • Atrial Arrhythmia ... Wave in V1 • Shift ... #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... the pacemaker shifts ... Sinus #Arrhythmia ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
 •
the pacemaker shifts ... arrhythmia Note ... atrial #pacemaker #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... ., aortic insufficiency ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
aVR • Classic EKG ... findings: Sinus ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... Fusion beats - a sinus ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia ... ARRHYTHMIA - involves ... focus from the sinus ... wap #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
bundle-branch block; and sinus ... tachycardia ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cardiogenic shock ⚠️ Arrhythmias ... heart failure • Aortic ... • Nonspecific: sinus ... the electrocardiogram ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology