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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter on EKG ... Flutter • Inferior ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
Atrial Flutter on ... depolarizations (i.e. flutter ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
Flutter • Rapid ... CTI-independent flutter ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Clockwise (Right) Flutter ... flutter from the ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... #Classification
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
Counterclockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... #Flutter #aflutter ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
If see flutter p ... • Atrial Flutter ... If not Flutter P ... Variable QRS morphology ... #Management #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardias - Pathophysiology
Conduction pathways through SA Node, Atrium, AV Node, Bundle of His, and Ventricle
Tachycardias - Pathophysiology ... FlutterAtrial ... #Tachycardias #Pathophysiology ... #SVT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #conduction
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
DANGER (4) Vfib/flutter ... flutter (3) ... absent P (2) A flutter ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Variable P-Wave Morphology ... Flutter PR Interval ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system