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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
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Valvular heart disease ... Structural heart disease ... • Decompensated ... : • Pulmonary disease
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Left-sided Valvular Disease ... Shock (Rule out Decompensated
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute: ACS, Acute decompensated ... Neuromuscular disease ... Glycogen storage disease ... Mitochondrial disease ... failure), Thyroid disease
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Myocardial Infarction, Decompensated ... , Severe Valve Disease
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Myocardial Infarction, Decompensated ... , Severe Valve Disease
Hepatitis B Disease Progression Timeline
 • > 90% of infected children progress to chronic disease (<5%
Hepatitis B Disease ... progress to chronic disease ... 23% of patients decompensate ... #HepatitisB #Disease
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
many causes of decompensated ... liver disease)
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Progression / Prognosis Timeline
 • 100 patients → (over 20+ years)
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ... • 2-3 patients decompensated ... NonAlcoholic #FattyLiver #Disease
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
immune-mediated disease ... end-stage liver disease ... persistently active disease ... indicated for decompensated ... end-stage liver disease
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
chronic kidney disease ... chronic kidney disease ... chronic kidney disease ... chronic kidney disease ... patients with acutely decompensated