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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
Comparison between ... atrial arrhythmia ... (B) #WAP #MAR ... #multifocal #rhythm ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... Wandering Atrial ... sinus arrhythmia ... #comparison
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Multifocal Atrial ... Atrial Arrhythmia ... Pacemaker: VARIANT ... OF SINUS ARRHYTHMIA ... #comparison
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Multifocal Atrial ... ECG Multifocal ... Multifocal atrial ... in contrast to WAP ... #MAT #Multifocal
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... Wandering Atrial ... sinus arrhythmia ... #comparison
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
block (3) Multifocal ... atrial tachycardia ... (MAT) - 3 ... different P waves ... #EKG #diagnosis
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 ... sinus arrhythmia ... this rhythm #wap
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
in the chest or neck ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Have the patient tap ... syndrome) • Multifocal ... associated with anxiety may
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
indicated; expose neck ... to assess for neck ... chest: needle/finger ... skin, ↑ HR, ↓ cap ... Survey #CABCDE #management