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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
pacemaker (A) vs ... arrhythmia (B) #WAP ... #multifocal #rhythm ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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appreciate this rhythm ... #wap #Wandering ... #atrial #pacemaker ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Rhythm vs Wandering ... Atrial Pacemaker ... #wap #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Ectopic atrial rhythm
 • The atrial rate is less than 100 bpm.
 • PR interval within
Ectopic atrial rhythm ... • The atrial ... pacemaker is in ... #rhythm #cardiology ... diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Narrow & regular rhythm ... Brady Management ... P and QRS • Atrial ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... Pacemaker: • ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Pacemaker Operating ... paced A (atrium ... changes in heart rhythm ... Pacing #settings #cardiology ... #management
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
QRS in 6s x 10 Rhythm ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... pacemaker - QRS ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(3) SVTs - atrial ... arrest - escape rhythms ... - ventricular pacemaker ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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with cardiogenic shock ... or hypovolemic shock ... trial registry ... with irregular rhythms ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology