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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
arrhythmia (B) ... #WAP #MAR #wandering ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
 •
pacemaker - ECG ... • Variant of ... sinus arrhythmia ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
ECG Multifocal ... atrial rhythm & ... tachycardia ECG ... in contrast to WAP ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Pacemaker: VARIANT ... Wandering #Pacemaker #wap ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... • Consider K+ binder ... potassium and ECG ... sinoventricular rhythm ... , asystole #hyperkalemia
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... Correlation of rhythm ... detect various arrhythmias ... #cardiology #management
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 ... Heart Rate and Rhythm ... Have the patient tap ... Valvular disease (e.g
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, bradycardia, arrhythmias ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... bradycardia → sine wave ... dose PRN (ongoing arrhythmia