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Inverted P Waves:
(A) Ectopic atrial rhythm
(B) Junctional rhythm 

#Inverted #PWaves #cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #differential
: (A) Ectopic atrial ... rhythm #Inverted ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential #
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... Irregularly irregular rhythm ... At-least 3 distinct P-wave ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... ., junctional rhythm ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Multifocal Atrial ... Multifocal atrial ... rhythm & Multifocal ... #atrial #rhythm ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Multifocal Atrial ... Rhythm / Multifocal ... Pacemaker: VARIANT ... #Atrial #Rhythm ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... = multifocal atrial ... Invert III normal variant ... Interpretation #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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Wandering atrial ... change in P wave ... • Variant of ... appreciate this rhythm ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... #Cardiology #Neck
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
The 4 Variants of ... is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... Arrhythmia #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
block (3) Multifocal ... arrest - escape rhythms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential