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The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... variants #clinical #comparison
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
Almost any type of cardiac ... arrhythmia is seen ... commonly seen are sinus ... AV junctional rhythm ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... variants #clinical #comparison
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... 3 different P waves ... arrest - escape rhythms ... #EKG #diagnosis
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Arrhythmias on ... atrial rhythm & ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... electrocardiogram #clinical #comparison ... #Arrhythmias
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 Note ... appreciate this rhythm
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... Arrhythmia* (e.g ... also a result of atrial ... • Dominant R Wave
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
in the chest or neck ... Heart Rate and Rhythm ... Rapid and regular rhythms ... and irregular rhythms ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Arrhythmia (MAA ... of a variable P-wave ... ARRHYTHMIA - involves ... focus from the sinus ... #comparison
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
arrhythmia that ... when the natural cardiac ... identifiable on ECG ... ; sinus beats have ... Clinical #MedStudent #EKG