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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Presentations Causes ... embolism - Ischemia ... (cardiac) - ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... syndrome • Chronic portal ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... - Ascending Aorta ... Failure • Cardiac ... embolus • Pericardial ... • Shock #Ischemic
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Ischemic Bowel

LOOK FOR AIR IN
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) secondary to Ischemic ... Another case of ... Morison's)-patient had ischemic ... #clinical #abdominal
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... ECG leads) RV Ischemia ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... disease • Normal ... • Negative for ischemic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
on POCUS - Pneumatosis ... Patient has ischemic ... Both cause intrahepatic ... #Pneumatosis #POCUS ... #clinical #abdominal
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral ... exam Determine Cardiac ... history of: a) Ischemic ... one post op Cardiology ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal