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Newly diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Cardioversion and Anticoagulation Algorithm

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Atrial #Fibrillation #Cardioversion #Anticoagulation
Newly diagnosed ... Atrial Fibrillation ... Algorithm Matthew ... #Fibrillation # ... #Algorithm #management
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Newly Diagnosed ... Atrial Fibrillation ... - Management Algorithm ... Rhythm Control • Anticoagulation ... #Fibrillation #
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Fibrillation - ... #Fibrillation # ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... hepatomegaly - normal ... precordial leads) - atrial ... fibrillation - ... Amyloidosis #Cardiac #Diagnosis
HAS-BLED Score for Major Bleeding Risk of Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate the
Bleeding Risk of Anticoagulation ... in Atrial Fibrillation ... in atrial fibrillation ... uncontrolled) A - Abnormal ... Mnemonic #Acronym #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
immediate, prior to ED arrival ... especially with AC ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency ... #Algorithm
Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (GIM)
 • GIM is a precancerous, histopathologic change characterized by replacement of normal
replacement of normal ... gastric oxyntic or antral ... Clinical decision algorithm ... for GIM management ... Metaplasia #GIM #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... sx overlap with normal ... should be done on diagnosis ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... Anticoagulation ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Splenomegaly Diagnosis ... are usually near-normal ... • Treatment algorithms ... Hydroxyurea + anticoagulation ... #management #hematology