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Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
 •
Wandering atrial ... arrhythmia Note ... this rhythm #wap ... #pacemaker #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... Tachycardia (most ... Arrhythmia* (e.g ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... tachycardia ... 200ms from longer pause ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Have the patient tap ... flutter, or atrial ... Valvular disease (e.g ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... findings: Sinus ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Arrhythmias on ... tachycardia ECG ... in contrast to WAP ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Tachycardia: Belong ... Arrhythmia (MAA ... Wandering #Pacemaker #wap ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... capture of the atria ... • Sinus arrhythmia ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
arrhythmia that ... identifiable on ECG ... in the P-wave; sinus ... athletes and rarely causes ... symptoms or requires treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... labile BP and arrythmias ... urinary retention, tachycardia ... - NORMAL CSF WBC ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis