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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Pulmonary embolism ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Pulmonary Embolism ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT/VFib ... • AFib/AFlutter ... 2nd/3rd degree AV ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
- Apical 4 Chamber ... with a history of cardiac ... #VFib #Ventricular ... #clinical #a4c ... #AV #Dissociation
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular Thrombus ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Atrial Fibrillation on Cardiac Catheterization

Elderly patient taken up for primary PCI. See the way the proximal
on Cardiac Catheterization ... AF cause coarse ... coronaries which are in AV ... Fibrillation #CathLab #AFib ... #clinical #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Acute Pulmonary Embolism ... evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... the context of embolism ... : serial blood cultures ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... • Pulmonary embolus ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology