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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
Comparison between ... pacemaker (A) vs ... arrhythmia (B) ... #WAP #MAR #wandering ... #atrial #pacemaker
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
pacemaker, (WAP ... arrhythmia that ... Clinical #MedStudent #EKG ... #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker ... #ECGEducator
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Wandering Atrial ... Pacemaker: • ... several cycle the pacemaker ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... variants #clinical #comparison
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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pacemaker - ECG ... The change in P wave ... Variant of sinus arrhythmia ... this rhythm #wap ... #diagnosis #ekg
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Arrhythmia (MAA ... of a variable P-wave ... OF SINUS ARRHYTHMIA ... #wap #diagnosis ... #comparison
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Wandering Atrial ... Pacemaker: • ... several cycle the pacemaker ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... variants #clinical #comparison
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Arrhythmias on ... in contrast to WAP ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... electrocardiogram #clinical #comparison ... #Arrhythmias
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 ... valve prolapse • Pacemaker-mediated ... Valvular disease (e.g
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