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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... embolism - Ischemia ... (cardiac) - ... AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
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 ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... #Fibrillation # ... Cardiology #Management
Ventricular Fibrillation on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Rare glimpse of echocardiogram just at the onset of VF, no organized
Ventricular Fibrillation ... ShariqShamimMD #VFib ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Male, witnessed cardiac arrest.

- Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Ventricular #Fibrillation #VFib #POCUS
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Male, witnessed cardiac ... #VFib #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... (A4C) 35yoF ... AFib #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Can be missed on cardiac monitor - another reason to echo
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on cardiac monitor ... Prats @PratsEM #VFib ... #S4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... Ventricular Fibrillation ... systemic HTN, aortic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Subcostal View

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Ventricular #Fibrillation #VFib #Arrest #POCUS #S4C #Clinical
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on POCUS - Subcostal ... #VFib #Arrest # ... POCUS #S4C #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
with a history of cardiac ... with preserved atrial ... #VFib #Ventricular ... #cardiology #clinical ... #a4c #AV #Dissociation
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
A clinical mnemonic ... disease (MI, PAD, aortic ... –74 (1 point) Sc ... AFib #CHADS2VASc ... Diagnosis #neurology #cardiology