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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
pacemaker (A) vs multifocal ... (B) #WAP #MAR ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... Irregularly irregular rhythm ... 3 distinct P-wave ... #Multifocal #Atrial ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Multifocal Atrial ... Multifocal atrial ... rhythm & Multifocal ... #MAT #Multifocal ... #atrial #rhythm
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... + retrograde atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... ., junctional rhythm ... diagnosis #cardiology #CVP
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Rhythm / Multifocal ... includes both MAT ... Pacemaker: VARIANT ... #Atrial #Rhythm ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Neck Examination ... AV dissociation ... for DDI and an atrial ... than the PPM’s max ... #JVP #Clinical
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
in 10s x 6 2) Rhythm ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... = multifocal atrial ... Invert III normal variant ... #Electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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Wandering atrial ... The change in P wave ... • Variant of ... appreciate this rhythm ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... simultaneously at ... EKG of the same ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... intervals vary at ... Wandering Atrial ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram