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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter on EKG ... ) Atrial Flutter ... FlutterInferior ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... cardiology #clinical #diagnosis
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Typical atrial ... waves in the inferior ... Atypical atrial ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
without typical ... inferior sawtooth ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... cardiology #clinical #diagnosis
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Typical (Counterclockwise ... ) Atrial Flutter ... on EKGInferior ... Counterclockwise #Atrial ... cardiology #clinical #diagnosis
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Reverse Typical ... (Clockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... • Inferior leads ... cardiology #clinical #diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
becoming acute anterior ... maker' lesion Typically ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... Flutter PR Interval ... Septal (V1-2) • Anterior ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... pregnancy • May have typical ... during Delivery • Stable ... patients typically ... Serial TTE and close
Benign T-wave Inversion (BTWI) vs. Wellens'
 • Usually in leads V3-V6 (vs. V2-V4 in Wellens'), but
frequent TWI in inferior ... often has STE typical ... are generally stable ... Inversion #BTWI #EKG ... #ECG #diagnosis