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Atrial Fibrillation seen during Bypass Surgery (CABG)

Dr. Thomas Dolven @thomas1973

#Atrial #Fibrillation #AFib #thoracic #Surgery #CTS #clinical
Atrial Fibrillation ... #Fibrillation # ... AFib #thoracic # ... Surgery #CTS #clinical ... #video #intraoperative
If you take care of #AFib patients watch this AMAZING video captured during coronary bypass surgery.
take care of #AFib ... happens to the atria ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #CTS #thoracic
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... Sleep apnea / sepsis ... AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
Fibrillation ... , Ethanol S - Sepsis ... , Sleep Apnea, Surgery ... AFib #Differential ... #Diagnosis #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 ... TSH level (< 5% pts ... with afibb) • ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... shock/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment ... syndrome - Sepsis
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Intraoperative Hypoxia ... delivery • Pause surgery ... be replaced or its ... tamponade → 3-9 o Sepsis ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Viridans Surgery ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases