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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation ... near-syncope, syncope. 1. ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... β-Blocker • CCB • Digoxin ... Cardiology #Management
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
(a4c) Mitral ... of underlying cardiac ... #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... thrombusDigoxin ... 1. ... #management #cardiology
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
Indications: 1) ... Fibrillation, Atrial ... control) 2) Heart ... leads to more cardiac ... #Pharmacology #cardiology
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 ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #a4c
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Can be missed on cardiac monitor - another reason to echo
Echocardiogram (S4C ... Can be missed on cardiac ... Prats @PratsEM #VFib ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Male, witnessed cardiac arrest.

- Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Ventricular #Fibrillation #VFib #POCUS
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation ... Male, witnessed cardiac ... #VFib #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
A clinical mnemonic ... C Congestive heart ... point) Sc Sex ... AFib #CHADS2VASc ... Diagnosis #neurology #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... Angiography or Cardiac ... Fibrillation ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
Cardiac metastasis ... 36% to 39% of cardiac ... metastasize (>1/ ... Ivan_Echocardio #Cardiac ... #pocus #a4c #3d