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Atrial Fibrillation - Rate Control and Rhythm Control - Management

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial
Atrial Fibrillation ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Cardioversion #Emergency ... #Cardiology #Indications ... #Management
Algorithm for the management of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Atrial
Algorithm for the management ... of atrial fibrillation ... Fadial @thame #Atrial ... #fibrillation #AFib ... #Rapid #Emergency
SJMH AFib Discharge Algorithm

Source Article: Implementation of a Novel Algorithm to Decrease Unnecessary Hospitalizations in Patients
SJMH AFib Discharge ... to a Community Emergency ... Department With Atrial ... /acem.13383 #AFib ... Algorithm #SJMH #Management
Algorithm to decrease AFib admissions - Visual Abstract by hellomynameisDrKirsty
@KirstyChallen

Source: Implementation of a Novel Algorithm to
Algorithm to decrease AFib ... to a Community Emergency ... Department With Atrial ... /acem.13383 #AFib ... Discharge #Algorithm #Management
Atrial Fibrillation - Management Principles

1) TREAT ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT(S) 
2) RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL 
3) ANTICOAGULATION
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Management Principles ... #Fibrillation #Management ... #Emergency #Cardiology ... Disposition #Admission #Indications
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Injury in the Emergency ... voltage Cardiac - Vfib ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
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
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flutter, or atrial ... • Mitral valve prolapse ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Numbness • E - Emergency ... disc herniation, prolapse ... post surgical • prolapse ... MRI- Sagittal, axial