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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
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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Decompensated HF ... • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
prevent myocardial ischemia ... - May mimic HF ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... heart strain (pulmonary ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Third Degree Complete Heart Block on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Dr. Stephan Achenbach @Steph_Achenbach

#Complete #HeartBlock #CHB #ThirdDegree #Echocardiogram #PLAX
Heart Block on Echocardiogram ... Complete #HeartBlock #CHB ... #ThirdDegree #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram ... a patient with Pulmonary ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy 

Dr. James Nadel @jimmy_nardel

#Dilated #Cardiomyopathy #sCHF #HFrEF #pocus #clinical #echocardiogram #plax #cardiology
Cardiomyopathy #sCHF ... #HFrEF #pocus #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Parasternal Long axis - poor EF - J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox
#Clinical #Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram #PLAX #LowEF
jchristianfox #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #LowEF #Hypokinesis ... #sCHF
D-Sign in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX

Pt having shortness of breath? POCUS can shed
D-Sign in Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PSAX Pt having ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #PulmonaryEmbolism