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Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
Atrial Fibrillation ... Pre-Excitation AFib ... #Fibrillation # ... #clinical #ecg ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation # ... AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation w/incomplete RBBB, Prolonged QTc (510ms), TWI in Leads III, V2 and V3. Inconsistent electrical
Atrial Fibrillation ... ElectricalAlternans #RBBB #AFib ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Fibrillation (AF ... ), Ventricular Fibrillation ... (V-Fib, VF) ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... abberancy - N B Afib ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Fibrillation - ... #Fibrillation # ... #management #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... ., A-Fib also a ... result of atrial ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential ... Fibrillation, MAT ... Tachycardia w/ PACs, AFIb ... Tachycardia #SVT #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... fibrillation, sinus ... myxoma, pulmonary ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Supraventricular/Atrial ... Ventricular Fibrillation ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology