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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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(PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... - Repiratory disease ... myxoma - Thyroid disease ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... to chronic lung disease ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... • Oxygen • Treatment ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
the Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation P - Pulmonary ... Disease, PE I ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... with caution in pulmonary ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flutter, or atrial ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #typea #typeb #classification
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Congenital heart disease ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Mitral valve regurgitation is the heart’s version of a plot twist — just when you think
to degenerative disease ... that glorious pulmonary ... detective story, and treatment ... internal medicine and cardiology ... Mitralvalveregurgitation #cardiology