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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 ... and Anticoagulation ... MatthewHoMD #Atrial ... #management #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 ... risk factors Atrial ... left atria, the ... identify left atrial ... test for DM Atrial
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
immediate, prior to ED arrival ... may be severe and ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency ... #Algorithm
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Atrial Flutter ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #wide #narrow #algorithm
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... SpO2 > 88% • Management ... #management #treatment
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... Small secundum ASD ... Effect #Right #Atrium ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... indication of AC ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis