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atrial flutter on an ekg DOES NOT have a p wave, so how is the atrial rate calculated?

April 26, 2017atrial calculated ekg flutter p rate wave

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atrial flutter on an ekg DOES NOT have a p wave, so how is the atrial rate calculated?

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I understand that the p wave is calculated either by the 6 second strip method, by the memory method or by the little block method. But, how is it possible to calculate the atrial rate if there is no p wave? Thanks in advance.