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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
multifocal atrial ... arrhythmia (B) #WAP #MAR ... #pacemaker #comparison ... #multifocal #rhythm ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Multifocal Atrial ... Rhythm / Multifocal ... Atrial Tachycardia ... #Atrial #Rhythm ... #comparison
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
 •
Multifocal Atrial ... Tachycardia (MAT ... Irregularly irregular rhythm ... 3 distinct P-wave ... #Multifocal #Atrial
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... Tachycardia (MAT ... different P wave ... #Atrial #Tachycardia ... #EKG #Management
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Multifocal Atrial ... rhythm & Multifocal ... atrial tachycardia ... #MAT #Multifocal ... #atrial #rhythm
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
block (3) Multifocal ... atrial tachycardia ... (MAT) - 3 ... arrest - escape rhythms ... #EKG #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
QRS in 6s x 10 Rhythm ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... pacemaker - QRS ... safe #, but >500 DANGER ... congenital, MI, high ICP
External Ventricular Drains (EVDs) & ICP waveform interpretation
An EVD is a temporary closed sterile system that
is increased (e.g ... interventions may ... CNS compliance LONGER ... - Rhythmic Spikes ... Nick Mark MD @nickmmark
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Narrow & regular rhythm ... Brady Management ... • May be no pattern ... P and QRS • Atrial ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... intervals vary at ... Wandering Atrial ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... variants #clinical #comparison