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Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
and Atrial Flutter ... AtrialTachycardia #AFib ... #AFlutter #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Electrocardiogram
ECG Basics - Atrial Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Atrial #SVT #Comparison #Table #AFib #AFlutter #MAT #WAP
ECG Basics - Atrial ... Rhythms #Cardiology ... MedStudent #EKG #Atrial ... #SVT #Comparison ... #Table #AFib #AFlutter
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
(<60 bpm) • Sinus ... Bradycardia • Sick Sinus ... • Premature atrial ... interval) • AFib ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... /flutter - DANGER ... arrest - escape rhythms ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
bradycardia, Sick Sinus ... Junctional escape rhythm ... Flutter (AFL), ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
benefit of restoring sinus ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... serum creatinine, test ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
 •
Wandering atrial ... • Variant of ... appreciate this rhythm ... #pacemaker #cardiology ... diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... conversion to sinus ... rhythm • IV ... pharmacology #management #cardiology ... #AFib #Acute