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Comparison between Wandering atrial pacemaker (A) vs multifocal atrial arrhythmia (B)

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
Wandering atrial pacemaker ... wandering #atrial #pacemaker ... comparison #multifocal #rhythm ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Narrow & regular rhythm ... • Treatment: Pacemaker ... • Treatment: Pacemaker ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Third Degree AV Block aka Complete Heart Block
 • In sinus rhythm with complete AV block,
• In sinus rhythm ... by a junctional pacemaker ... an infra-Hisian pacemaker ... #Complete #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial Pacemaker ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... QRS in 6s x 10 Rhythm ... ectopic atrial pacemaker ... leads rsr'), V-pacemaker ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... arrest - escape rhythms ... - ventricular pacemaker ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
• This is a clinically ... by a junctional pacemaker ... an infra-Hisian pacemaker ... atrioventricular #blocks #AVBlock ... #cardiology #ekg
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial Pacemaker ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Heart Rate and Rhythm ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... valve prolapse • Pacemaker-mediated ... #Palpitations #Cardiology