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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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Overview Symptoms ... intolerance, chest pain ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... Management Algorithm ... evaluation or management ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
injury • Terrible triad ... fracture • ED Management ... : Simple, pain control ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia ... include chest pain ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... intolerance, chest pain ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Infarction  Ischemic ... Obtain femoral arterial ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
risk outweighed ischemic ... patients in clinical trials ... derick_gabel via ACCP Cardiology ... anticoagulation #PCI #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management