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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... embolism - Ischemia ... #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Ventricular Fibrillation ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
which are due to ischemia ... They cause the vast ... remodeling can cause ... Ischemic bradyarrhythmia ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Portal Venous Gas:
Ill-appearing elderly postop patient. Taken back to OR for ischemic bowel
Gas in the liver:
back to OR for ischemic ... - VCU Ultrasound ... Venous #Gas #Air #POCUS ... #Liver #Ultrasound ... #Clinical
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
The majority of cases ... acute mesenteric ischemia ... particularly atrial fibrillation ... SuperiorMesentericArtery #clinical ... #Diagnosis #InferiorMesentericArtery
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... Non-ischemic EKG ... What's the Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... , - regional ischemia ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - regional ischemia ... - Mesenteric ischemia
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
Mnemonic for the Causes ... of Atrial Fibrillation ... Disease, PE I - Ischemic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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in Stroke: • Clinical ... diagnosis of ischemic ... present, in which case ... incomplete list): • Ischemic ... or aneurysm • SBP