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Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation ... moderate-to-severe mitral ... mechanical) heart valve ... mechanical heart valve ... #AFib #Classification
Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... on a mitral valve ... @MedCrisis #Mitral ... #Infective #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #Valve
Mitral Valve Vegetation on Echocardiogram

Since people liked yesterday's MV vegetation, & IE was a hot topic
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... yesterday's MV vegetation ... @MedCrisis #Mitral ... #Infective #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #Valve
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... atrium & poor mitral ... valve coaptation ... #AFib #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical
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 ... Moderate or severe mitral ... Mechanical heart valve ... #AFib #diagnosis
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
Beautiful PLAX view - fine rapid ineffective movement of the
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation ... view - fine rapid ineffective ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation ... #VFib #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #clinical
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
demonstrate a mobile mitral ... with a vegetation ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Infective ... #MitralValve #Vegetation
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... developing active infection ... • Recent viral ... positive predictive value ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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