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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... enlargement or myxoma ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... disease - Myxoma ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... Sleep apnea #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... Stroke - Differential ... and morbidity Heart ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... • Structural: myxoma
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis - Differential ... admission - Surgery ... Malignancy • Surgery ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... coagulation and other causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Venous System/Right Heart ... Common Cause Scoring ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Manifestations Causes ... Gastric bypass surgery ... Gastric bypass surgery ... flow, increasing cardiac
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... regional ischemia, surgery ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... glycol - HIV/HAART