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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Endocrinopathies 2. ... Anticoagulation ... #Cardiology #Management
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Cardiac Valve Replacement ... - Anticoagulation ... patients with chronic atrial ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Target #DOAC #Table
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... Coronary CTA (making clear ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... evaluation or management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... cardioversion 2. ... β-blocker or CCB Anticoagulation ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... the setting of liver ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... blood gas (ABC)
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Anticoagulation ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... #cardiology #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
test (only if no clear ... Elimination (see Table ... Treatments: • Calcium 2- ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... 10U reg IV + 1-2
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
with end-stage liver ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology