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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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- Diagnosis, Causes ... - Pulmonary embolism ... - Ischemia ( ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Embolism The sensitivity ... evaluating for other causes ... also a result of atrial ... leads) RV Ischemia ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia ... signs of cardiac ischaemia ... factors for cardiac ischaemia ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... #Cardiac #Ischemia
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
admission: acute ischemia ... stenosis.Simultaneous embolic ... territories: mesenteric ischemia ... right MCA and ischemia ... #Clinical
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - A4C view Adult ... Final diagnosis-left ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A4C
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - S4C view Adult ... Final diagnosis-left ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #S4C
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) A4c view; RV ... Diagnosis concerning ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cause Injury By ... /ischemic insult ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... • Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #differential #cardiology