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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
•
light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Anticoagulation ... Fibrillation #Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... and relief of dyspnea ... the patient’s dyspnea ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm ... #Management #ATS
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... 2019 guidelines ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #pharmacology
Causes of Breakthrough/Extension of Thrombosis and Management Algorithm

#Anticoagulation #Breakthrough #Thrombosis #Algorithm #Extension #VTE #DVT #Hematology #Management
Causes of Breakthrough ... Thrombosis and Management ... Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... Extension #VTE #DVT #Hematology ... #Differential #Causes
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
stratification algorithm ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... Malignancy #Cancer #Algorithm ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Heart Failure • Dyspnea ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... + Systemic anticoagulation ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... and relief of dyspnea ... the patient’s dyspnea ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... • Treatment algorithms ... Hydroxyurea + anticoagulation ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology