Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 β€’ Inferior leads:
Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
for DDI and an atrial ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA #AWaves ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 β€’ Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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At-least 3 distinct P-wave ... #Tachycardia #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 β€’ Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
β€’ Negative F waves ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
origin within the atria ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... β€’ Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
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Atrial Flutter on EKG
 β€’ Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 β€’ β‰₯ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
EKG β€’ Regularly-occurring ... (i.e. flutter waves ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
have elevated JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... out for a delta wave ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis