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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
Comparison between Wandering ... (A) vs multifocal ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
A Summary slide of Sinoatrial Rhythms 
 • Sinus Rhythm
 • Sinus Arrhythmia
Ventriculophasic - Wandering ... atrial rhythm ... atrial tachycardia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ecg
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... Irregularly irregular rhythm ... #Atrial #Tachycardia ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Rhythm vs Wandering ... Rhythm / Multifocal ... Atrial Tachycardia ... #tachycardia #Wandering ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Multifocal Atrial ... rhythm & Multifocal ... atrial tachycardia ... #atrial #rhythm ... #diagnosis #ekg
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
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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Wandering atrial ... pacemaker - ECG ... change in P wave ... appreciate this rhythm ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... = multifocal atrial ... Interpretation #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
block (3) Multifocal ... atrial tachycardia ... arrest - escape rhythms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #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 ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck