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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
If see flutter p ... • Atrial Flutter ... see P, either Flutter ... If not Flutter P ... • Hyperkalemia
Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter ... intervals Atrial Flutter ... "Saw tooth" flutter ... #AFlutter #Comparison ... #Electrocardiogram
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Clockwise) Atrial Flutter ... Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter ... Counterclockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Clockwise) Atrial Flutter ... Clockwise #Atrial #Flutter ... #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Clockwise (Right) Flutter ... Typical atrial flutter ... the circuit can reverse ... left atrium or areas ... Diagnosis #ECG #EKG #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
/flutter - DANGER ... (2) Atrial flutter ... absent P (2) A flutter ... 3 different P waves ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
/Fibrillary = afib ... Saw-Tooth = Atrial Flutter ... = severe hypokalaemia ... Interpretation #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... An electrocardiogram ... showed atrial flutter ... clinical #doppler #radiology ... #NEJM #mitral #