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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... Counterclockwise) Atrial ... Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Atrial fibrillation ... ventricular response • Atrial ... Escape Rhythm • Atrial ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
: Premature Atrial ... Contractions (PACs), Atrial ... Atrial Fibrillation ... tachycardias (PST), Focal Atrial ... FAT), Multifocal Atrial
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
(EKG) Digoxin ... - Decreases AV ... conduction Uses: - Atrial ... fibrillation and ... atrial flutter
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... , atrial tachycardia ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
common finding) • Atrial ... Arrhythmia* (e.g ... also a result of atrial ... Changes • STE in aVR ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
type of cardiac arrhythmia ... The arrhythmias ... heart block, sino-atrial ... Non-paroxysmal atrial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial ... aVF if it is originating ... PACs #premature #atrial ... complexes #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
aVF) ... the presence of AV ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia (2) Atrial ... SVTs - atrial/junctional ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram