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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
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Anticoagulation #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Tamponade Beck's Triad ... complaining of dyspnea ... hypotension (Beck’s triad ... Tamponade #Becks #Triad ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
- exertional dyspnea ... precordial leads) - atrial ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... risk factors Atrial ... right and left atria ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Atrial Myxoma Obstructing LV Inflow

Middle aged pt p/w dyspnea. Outpt echo.

 - Dr. Musa A. Sharkawi
@MusaSharkawi

#Atrial
Atrial Myxoma Obstructing ... Middle aged pt p/w dyspnea ... MusaSharkawi #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
of progressive dyspnea ... root, and left atrium ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Heart Failure • Dyspnea ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
typical HF sx: dyspnea ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm on Echocardiogram

1 year old child with rapidly worsening dyspnea. No murmur.
This was
Right Atrial Appendage ... rapidly worsening dyspnea ... DrRajeshG1 #Right #Atrial ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... heart failure • Dyspnea ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology