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Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
moderate-to-severe mitral ... mechanical) heart valve ... mechanical heart valve ... #AFib #Classification ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
atrium & poor mitral ... valve coaptation ... #AFib #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
(A-Fib) Summary ... control with early Afib ... Mechanical heart valve ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Diagnosis? ... Fine Vfib can be ... #VFib #PSAX #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #clinical
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Diagnosis? ... Fine Vfib can be ... #VFib #S4C #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #clinical
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... valve prolapse ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... infection • Recent viral ... positive predictive value ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Clinical Findings ... on mitral and aortic ... valve. ... #Endocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... involves aortic and mitral ... formation • Other vegetations ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases