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Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
al.60 In this algorithm ... ASD indicates atrial ... CW, continuous wave ... and RA, right atrial
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Regular: Use P waves ... • Atrial Flutter ... Irregular: Use P waves ... not Flutter P waves ... #wide #narrow #algorithm
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • Caused by atrial ... • The cannon a wave ... dissociation + retrograde atrial ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Components • a wave ... - due to atrial ... • c wave - caused ... • v wave - results ... #Waves #Jugular
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Atrial fibrillation ... - Atrial flutter ... stenosis, right atrial ... stenosis, right atrial ... regurgitation, atrial
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
• Inverted P Waves ... origin within the atria ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial
Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
of Multifocal Atrial ... Tachycardia, Atrial ... > 100 1. >3 p wave ... tooth" flutter waves ... discernible P waves
Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
Cannon A Waves of ... The a wave is the ... in CVP due to atrial ... When the atrium ... conditions in which the atrium
Inverted P Waves:
(A) Ectopic atrial rhythm
(B) Junctional rhythm 

#Inverted #PWaves #cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #differential
Inverted P Waves ... : (A) Ectopic atrial ... #Inverted #PWaves
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Flutter Typical atrial ... negatively-directed flutter waves ... positively-directed flutter waves ... Atypical atrial ... to the flutter waves