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Common P wave Abnormalities #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #PWave #AtrialEnlargement #Atrial #Enlargement #ECGEducator
Common P wave Abnormalities ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... #PWave #AtrialEnlargement ... #Atrial #Enlargement ... #ECGEducator
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
leads: Sawtooth waves ... with positive "p waves ... leads: "Positive" waves ... & negative "P waves ... clinical #diagnosis #comparison
A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
flutter waves when ... atrial flutter ... perpendicular to the wave ... flutter waves may ... Placement #Flutter #ECGEducator
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
leads indicates atrial ... 3 - diffuse T wave ... becomes normal OR T waves ... IM #Cardiology #EKG ... Pericarditis #Spodick #ECGEducator
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
• Variable P wave ... The change in P wave ... • Some P waves ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... electrocardiogram #clinical #comparison
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... rapid cannon a waves ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves
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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... 3 different P wave ... hypertension Management ... #Multifocal #Atrial ... #EKG #Management
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
potassium and ECG ... Tall, "peaked" T waves ... mmol/l - Peaked T waves ... amplitude of P waves ... - Absence of T wave
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
changes in the P-wave ... smooth upright P waves ... or diphasic P-waves ... Clinical #MedStudent #EKG ... WanderingAtrialPacemaker #ECGEducator
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia (2) Atrial ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... 3 different P waves ... #EKG #diagnosis