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The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... presence of AV block ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Complete Heart Block ... Accelerated Escape Rhythm ... Tachycardia with 2:1 AV Block ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... presence of AV block ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
• During sinus rhythm ... clinically concerning variant ... • In sinus rhythm ... #AVBlock #cardiology ... ecg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
High-grade AV Block aka Advanced AV Block
 • During sinus rhythm, when 2 or more P
High-grade AV Block ... • During sinus rhythm ... clinically concerning variant ... Advanced #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Interval: • 1° Block ... >200ms • 2° Block ... loss of P • 2° Block ... • 3° Complete Block ... Invert III normal variant
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Multifocal atrial rhythm ... Some P waves are blocked ... #tachycardia #cardiology ... diagnosis #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical #comparison
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... bundle branch block ... serum creatinine, test ... propafenone with β-blocker ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Atrial Pacemaker: VARIANT ... OF SINUS ARRHYTHMIA ... wap #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison