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Atrial Fibrillation - Rate Control and Rhythm Control - Management

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial
Atrial Fibrillation ... @prezapour #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Emergency #Cardiology #Indications ... #Management
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... Very clear regurgitant ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Echocardiogram #A4C
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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
control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Absolute warfarin indications ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... RVR - Medications ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #RVR #Medications ... #management #treatment
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
Anticoagulation for Atrial ... a patient with atrial ... factor, while ACC ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib ... CHADS2VASC #Score #Management
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
Medications for ... Decreases pulmonary arterial ... Altitude #Sickness #Medications ... #Management #Treatment
Recent studies have revealed many attractive therapeutic options, even if some of them remain to be
models and clinical trials ... covid19 #sarscov2 #management ... #treatment #coronavirus ... #medications
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... circle= clinical trial ... Ever Arias, ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... Pharmacology #Table #Management
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
Each class of medications ... summarizes the A1C ... table #comparison #management ... #medications #diabetes ... endocrinology #treatment
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
voltage Cardiac - Vfib ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... posterior shoulder - AC ... especially with AC ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management