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Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic Stroke ... morbidity Heart: • Arrhythmias ... : Afib* • Valvular ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... #CVA #Differential
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
(A-Fib) Summary ... Symptoms: • Palpitations ... control with early Afib ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Diagnosis Framework ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Cardiology #Differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) CVA ... disease - Arrhythmia ... one post op Cardiology ... • <6mo since stroke ... stratification #diagnosis