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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
•
Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Anticoagulation ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... Internet Book of Critical ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
in COVID-19 ... Internet Book of Critical ... #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
Internet Book of Critical ... iBookCC #empiric #anticoagulation ... #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... Change in clinical ... Anticoagulation ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Early embolic/ischemic ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment