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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... fibrillation, sinus ... myxoma, pulmonary ... myxoma - Rapid ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... fibrillation. ... Very clear regurgitant ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation Heart ... failure - Coronary artery ... heart disease - Myxoma ... #Fibrillation #
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Embolic disease: Atrial ... fibrillation, PFO ... Vasculitis, Splenic artery ... aneurysm, Splenic artery ... Infarction #spleen #differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis - Differential ... • Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... fibrillation ... septic emboli) - Myxoma
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... • Structural: myxoma ... Bifurcation of carotid artery ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Disease Coronary Artery ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
can be stopped after ... monotherapy (2017 AHA/ACC ... patients with chronic atrial ... fibrillation and ... valve (2017 AHA/ACC
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... with exercise, after ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... management #treatment #comparison