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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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- Diagnosis, Causes ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... embolism - Ischemia ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Newly Diagnosed ... Atrial Fibrillation ... - Management Algorithm ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #AFib
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... Management Algorithm ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #EBM
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 ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
- Differential Diagnosis ... w/ AV Block, Atrial ... : 1) PADS ON!! ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Atrial Flutter ... #Management #cardiology ... #wide #narrow #algorithm
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... also a result of atrial ... ECG leads) RV Ischemia ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... risk outweighed ischemic ... all patients in clinical ... trials - Either ... #pharmacology #management
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Infections including coronavirus ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... limb and bowel ischemia ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... : • + Clinical