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Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
preexcitation with AF ... (AF + WPW) ... consultation • If AF
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Determine whether AF ... • HyperK vs AF
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
has permanent AF ... irregularity of HB is c/w AF
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
with new-onset AF ... patients with chronic AF ... with symptomatic AF ... episode or PAF • AF ... for paroxysmal AF
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Supraventricular (esp AF
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Embolism: Cardiac (AF
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
initial 3 beats) & AF
Cardioversion of patient’s with hemodynamically stable AF.
**Remember unstable patients should be immediately cardioverted**
#Managment #Cardiology #AFib #AtrialFibrillation
hemodynamically stable AF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
enzyme inhibitor; AF
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
AF RVR in ER.