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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... - Repiratory disease ... #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation Heart ... apnea #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Cardiology ... #Pathophysiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... Embolism • Hypoxia ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... DISEASEHYPOXIA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... diseases • Arteriovenous ... coronary heart disease ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
disease or CHF) ... Probable atrial fibrillation ... disease or CHF) ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology