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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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light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Anticoagulation ... Fibrillation #Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Therapeutic Management of Adults Hospitalized for COVID-19 Based on Disease Severity
Antiviral, Immunomodulator and Anticoagulation Recommendations by
Therapeutic Management ... Immunomodulator and Anticoagulation ... #Management #anticoagulation ... #antivirals #treatment ... #NIH #Guidelines
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Asthma (GINA) treatment ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... #StepUp #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Guidelines
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
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... CXR, CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... stacked nebs • PE: anticoagulation ... #treatment #criticalcare
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... algorithms by Global ... indicate preferred treatment ... #Management #Pulmonary ... LAMA #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Exercise intolerance, dyspnea ... Bypass Other Treatment ... Rarely performed Anticoagulation ... hemodynamic variables, dyspnea ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
stratification algorithm ... for the treatment ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
diagnosis and treatment ... reasonable, but treatment ... iBookCC #empiric #anticoagulation ... #COVID19 #management ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... #cardiology #treatment