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

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
Comparison between ... arrhythmia (B) ... multifocal #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #clinical
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... for Arrhythmias ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Escape Rhythm • Ventricular ... • Premature ventricular ... interval) • AFib
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
w/ BBB (3) SVT ... flutter (3) SVTs ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... /Vfib/Afib/WPW) ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
- Differential Diagnosis ... w/ AV Block, Atrial ... Irregular: Sinus Arrhythmia ... Regular: Regular SVT ... WI Wide QRS, Ventricular
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... Differentiating ventricular ... supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Arrhythmia* (e.g ... ., A-Fib also a ... result of atrial ... • Non-specific ST-T ... Embolism #AcutePE #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
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Cardiomyopathy • Inherited arrhythmia ... capture of the atria ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Atrial fibrillation ... more intensive treatment