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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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(PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Echocardiography, Arterial ... gas - Cyanotic heart ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table
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 ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
FLUTTER • HEART ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... myxoma, pulmonary ... , severe right heart ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... out Left-Sided Heart ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Target Receptor, Heart ... Vascular Resistance, Cardiac ... Blood Pressure, Pulmonary ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... alveoli, enlarged heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential ... #Comparison #Table