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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter on EKG ... leads: Sawtooth waves ... & negative "P waves ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
inferior sawtooth waves ... • Negative F waves ... • Positive F waves ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
Atrial Flutter on ... EKG • Regularly-occurring ... waves) / min ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Flutter on EKG ... leads: Sawtooth waves ... with positive "p waves ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
waves in the inferior ... appearance on ECG ... waves. ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Flutter on EKG ... leads: "Positive" waves ... & negative "P waves ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(4) Vfib/flutter ... tachycardia (MAT ... 3 different P waves ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... waves at double ... #Flutter #Neck ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Regular: Use P waves ... • Atrial Flutter ... Irregular: Use P waves ... waves, is MAT ... #cardiology #wide
A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
is a modified ECG ... flutter waves when ... atrial flutter ... flutter waves may ... #Cardiology #EKG