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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
leads: Sawtooth waves ... & negative "P waves ... #aflutter #ecg ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
inferior sawtooth waves ... CTI-independent flutter ... • Negative F waves ... • Positive F waves ... #aflutter #ecg
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter ... leads: Sawtooth waves ... with positive "p waves ... Counterclockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Clockwise) Atrial Flutter ... leads: "Positive" waves ... & negative "P waves ... Clockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... revealing the flutter ... Hence 2:1 flutter ... this Pt we see flutter ... #JVP #Clinical
Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
Atrial Flutter on ... waves) / min ... #aflutter #ecg ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in ... fever, what’s the clinical ... regular cannon a waves ... EMdoc14 #CannonA #AWaves ... #JVP #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... tachycardia - Flutter ... flutter - Prominent ... - Large cv waves ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
have elevated JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • The cannon a wave ... activation from SVT (e.g ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves ... #CVP