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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
•
Fibrillation Overview Symptoms ... intolerance, chest pain ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Algorithm
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... from Myocardial Ischemia ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... associated with rheumatologic ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management ... Algorithm STEMI: ... deficit, Limb ischemia ... Pulmonary Embolism ... #Algorithm #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... • Progressive symptoms ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... : • Purpura, ischemic ... Kidneys: glomerular ischemia ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behcet disease) Differential ... retinal tears, Ischemia ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
effusions, weight gain ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
When present, symptoms ... atypical chest pain ... • Treatment algorithms ... patients with no CV ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptomsRheumatologic ... , with ensuing ischemia ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management