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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... disease (COPD) • Hypoxia ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Management
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
(e.g low cardiac ... carrying capacity (e.g ... abnormal hemoglobin (e.g ... cannot use oxygen (e.g ... #diagnosis #causes
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... cardionerds #EKG ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
on EKG 47 year ... Ectopic atrial rhythm ... a PFO during a bowel ... #EKG #clinical ... #ecg
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... Respiratory failure with hypoxia ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #troponemia ... #NSTEMI
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... leads indicates atrial ... injury. stage 2 ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
Almost any type of cardiac ... Non-paroxysmal atrial ... The various ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Classic EKG triad of long QT, ST-depression, and PVCs in Hypokalemia
Worry about hypokalemia; this patient had
Classic EKG triad ... this patient had cardiac ... ended up with hypoxic ... LongQTC #PVCs #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... DISEASE • HYPOXIA ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology