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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 ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... Valvular • Atrial ... embolus • Pericardial ... • Shock #Ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
you work up an ischemic ... ) B) Evaluate ischemic ... +/- TEE (high Afib ... udaygulati #ischemic ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... moderate or severe ischemia ... unfamiliar with the ISCHEMIA ... on results of ISCHEMIA ... /alenghat/ #ISCHEMIA
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... gabrieltalledop #Ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH) Ischemic ... Cardioembolic: Atrial ... fib, prosthetic ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke #causes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
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 ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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Clinical diagnosis of ischemic ... present, in which case ... incomplete list): • Ischemic ... #tPA #Stroke #cva ... #management #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
autoantibodies that will cause ... ischemia and/or ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic ... prevention (statin for CVA ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology