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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
arrhythmia (B) ... #pacemaker #comparison ... #multifocal #rhythm ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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pacemaker - ECG ... Variant of sinus arrhythmia ... appreciate this rhythm ... #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 ... variants #clinical #comparison
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Atrial Pacemaker ... of a variable P-wave ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
ECG Multifocal ... atrial rhythm & ... tachycardia ECG ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... electrocardiogram #clinical #comparison
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
pacemaker, (WAP ... arrhythmia that ... identifiable on ECG ... symptoms or requires treatment ... Clinical #MedStudent #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 ... variants #clinical #comparison
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... arrest - escape rhythms ... - ventricular pacemaker ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Narrow & regular rhythm ... Brady Management ... P and QRS • Atrial ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... • Consider K+ binder ... potassium and ECG ... sinoventricular rhythm ... #algorithm #treatment