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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... embolism - Ischemia ... (cardiac) - ... enlargement or myxoma ... 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
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... #Fibrillation # ... Cardiology #Management
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
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Nephrotic Syndrome, Ischemic ... Paradoxical Embolism • Cardiac ... - atrial fibrillation ... valves - Infected cardiac ... septic emboli) - Myxoma
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... - S4C view Adult ... #Myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #S4C
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
pressure - Central aortic ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... fibrilation may ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... #Management #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... (A4C) 35yoF ... fibrillation. ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Myxoma

- Johannes Feuerbach
@JFeuerba

#Clinical #Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram #SC4C #Myxoma #Atrial
Myxoma - Johannes ... @JFeuerba #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #SC4C ... #Myxoma #Atrial
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... myxoma on POCUS ... #myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A4C