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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... embolism - Ischemia ... #Fibrillation # ... AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
The arrows point to a subendocardial region with poor contrast enhancement due to ischemia. This is
enhancement due to ischemia ... subendocardial ischemia ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #Radiology ... Subendocardial #Ischemia
AFib with RVR on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - PLAX

POCUS showing us why this pt's
) - PLAX POCUS ... #RVR #POCUS #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #atrial ... #fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... mitral valve coaptation ... AFib #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
POCUS Ventricular Fibrillation - Parasternal Long Axis - Animation - Quiver

#Clinical #Radiology #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #VFib
POCUS Ventricular ... Animation - Quiver #Clinical ... #Radiology #Cardiology ... #VFib #Ventricular ... PLAX #SonoStuff
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
Fibrillation ... Disease, PE I - Ischemic ... #Fibrillation # ... AFib #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Mechanical heart valve ... #management #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
on POCUS - Apical ... with preserved atrial ... #VFib #Ventricular ... POCUS #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Anterolateral Wall Motion Abnormalities (WMA) on POCUS Echocardiogram (PSAX)
Consider early TTE for patients presenting with cardiopulmonary
Abnormalities (WMA) on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (PSAX ... of breath and ischemic ... Abnormalities #WMA #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... risk outweighed ischemic ... all patients in clinical ... derick_gabel via ACCP Cardiology ... pharmacology #management #cardiology