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Algorithm for the management of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Atrial
Algorithm for the management ... of atrial fibrillation ... with rapid ventricular ... #fibrillation #AFib ... Rapid #Emergency #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... (4) SA node arrest ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
w/ AV Block, Atrial ... Arrhythmia, Sinus Arrest ... SVT WI Wide QRS, Ventricular ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Irregularly irregular ventricular ... disease, left ventricular ... assess peak right ventricular ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Subcostal View

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Ventricular #Fibrillation #VFib #Arrest #POCUS #S4C #Clinical
Ventricular Fibrillation ... #Fibrillation #VFib ... #Arrest #POCUS ... #S4C #Clinical # ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Male, witnessed cardiac arrest.

- Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Ventricular #Fibrillation #VFib #POCUS
Fine Ventricular ... witnessed cardiac arrest ... #Fibrillation #VFib ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
Ventricular fibrillation ... results in cardiac arrest ... Ventricular fibrillation ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #EKG #VFib #VentricularFibrillation
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Can be missed on cardiac monitor - another reason to echo
Ventricular Fibrillation ... to echo during arrest ... Prats @PratsEM #VFib ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation ... #clinical #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation - Transesophageal echo
POC-TEE in cardiac arrest: Instant recognition of shockable rhythm during a pulse
Ventricular Fibrillation ... POC-TEE in cardiac arrest ... a pulse check (ECG ... #Fibrillation #VFib ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Cardiology