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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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Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
rhythm in atrial fibrilation ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... with caution in pulmonary ... Probable atrial fibrillation ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Checklist Evaluation ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management