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Ventricular Fibrillation
• Completely disorganized 
• Immediate cessation of cardiac output, no associated pulse 
• No discernible
Ventricular Fibrillation ... no associated pulse ... #Fibrillation # ... VFib #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Tachycardia
Ventricular Fibrillation - Transesophageal echo
POC-TEE in cardiac arrest: Instant recognition of shockable rhythm during a pulse
Ventricular Fibrillation ... rhythm during a pulse ... #Fibrillation # ... VFib #Arrest #Transesophageal ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
Ventricular fibrillation ... consciousness and no pulse ... Ventricular fibrillation ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #EKG #VFib #VentricularFibrillation
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ... • PREMATURE VENTRICULAR ... HYPOVOLAEMIA • HYPERTHYROIDISM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
• Ventricles: Ventricular ... (AFL), Atrial Fibrillation ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Fine Vfib can be ... Pulses present. ... #Fibrillation # ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Fine Vfib can be ... Pulses present. ... #Fibrillation # ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... heart failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... developing atrial fibrillation ... developed atrial fibrillation ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Irregularly irregular ventricular ... with afibb) • Pulse ... disease, left ventricular ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... Vasovagal syndrome • Hyperthyroidism ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... #Palpitations #Cardiology