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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT/VFib ... • AFib/AFlutter ... #Differential #
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
Ventricular Fibrillation on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Rare glimpse of echocardiogram just at the onset of VF, no organized
, no organized heart ... ShariqShamimMD #VFib ... #Fibrillation #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
VFib Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram

67yo male arrives unresponsive and pulseless after 20min continuous prehospital CPR. 

#VFib
VFib Arrest on POCUS ... continuous prehospital CPR ... #VFib #Arrest #Cardiac ... #Clinical #PLAX ... #Cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
fibrillation (V-fib ... VF) is when the heart ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #VFib #VentricularFibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Fibrillation (A-Fib ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... control with early Afib ... #Fibrillation #AFib
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... structures help in the differential ... oedema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
typical boot shaped heart ... along with concave Pulmonary ... the most common cardiac ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Differential #