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Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Symptoms: • ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... possibly better: • Symptom ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #diagnosis #management
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... symptoms + supporting ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
with a history of cardiac ... the transplanted heart ... with preserved atrial ... Fibrillation #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... Weight loss • Heat ... Cardiac arrhythmia ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial ... endocrinology #signs #symptoms
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... appear in left heart ... 3-6 cardiac cycles ... after right atrial ... resolution of symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... renal failure Clinical ... neuropathy or cardiac ... papules, nodules; anterior ... posterior MSK, heart
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial ... • MRI of the heart
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... chambers of the heart ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #RVInfarction #InferiorMI