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Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... (A-Fib) Summary ... control with early Afib ... Cardioversion 1. ... #Fibrillation #AFib
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... common finding) • Atrial ... ., A-Fib also a ... result of atrial ... #EKG #Pulmonary
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Stroke Risk in Atrial ... stroke risk in atrial ... heart failure H Hypertension ... CHADSVASc #Score #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Arterial Hypertension ... annular dilatation and ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c #pocus
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
membrane oxygenation and ... with preserved atrial ... #VFib #Ventricular ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #a4c
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... • Multifocal atrial ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
pulmonary hypertension ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology