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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... 3 different P waves ... arrest - escape rhythms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
rhythm & Multifocal ... atrial tachycardia ... #rhythm #tachycardia ... #electrocardiogram ... #clinical #comparison
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... = afib • Saw-Tooth ... • 2° Block Type ... • 2° Block Type ... #Electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... Tachycardia (most ... ., A-Fib also a ... • Dominant R Wave ... diagnosis #cardiology #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 Tachycardia ... #Rhythm #tachycardia ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
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 ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
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
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating.
Atrial fibrillation ... abnormal heart rhythm ... It is a type of ... supraventricular tachycardia ... Clinical #MedStudent #EKG