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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
arrhythmia (B) ... #WAP #MAR #wandering ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #clinical
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Have the patient tap ... : • SVT will have ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... Arrhythmia* (e.g ... also a result of atrial ... • Non-specific ST-T ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Cardiogenic shock, Arrythmias ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical ... #comparison
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , Myocarditis, Arrhythmia ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Arrhythmias on ... in contrast to WAP ... #diagnosis #ekg ... electrocardiogram #clinical ... #comparison #Arrhythmias
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
arrhythmia that ... when the natural cardiac ... symptoms or requires treatment ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... EKG Findings ... capture of the atria ... Differential Diagnosis ... more intensive treatment
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical ... #comparison