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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
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... embolism - Ischemia ... prezapour #Atrial #Fibrillation ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Algorithm for the management of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Atrial
Algorithm for the ... management of atrial fibrillation ... thame #Atrial #fibrillation ... #AFib #RVR #Algorithm ... Rapid #Emergency #Cardiology
Newly diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Cardioversion and Anticoagulation Algorithm

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Atrial #Fibrillation #Cardioversion #Anticoagulation
diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation ... Anticoagulation Algorithm ... MatthewHoMD #Atrial #Fibrillation ... Anticoagulation #Algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia ... hypovolemia), Meds ... #Mesenteric #Ischemia ... #Schema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Aortic Stenosis - Ischemic ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Ventricular Fibrillation ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
and Non-Ischemic ... Cardiomyopathies Ischemic ... heart disease, pulmonary ... cardiomyopathy #diagnosis #cardiology ... #radiology
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
Atrial Fibrillation ... nodal blocking meds ... at bedside • Cardiology ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Atrial #Fibrillation ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
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 ... #Management #Cardiology