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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... embolism - Ischemia ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Aortic Stenosis - Ischemic ... Angina - Non-lschemic ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Anticoagulation #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

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

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Transesophageal Echocardiogram ... admission: acute ischemia ... territories: mesenteric ischemia ... right MCA and ischemia ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
relevant Maintain atrial ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Management #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... common finding) • Atrial ... also a result of atrial ... ECG leads) RV Ischemia ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... heart strain (pulmonary ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... POCUS #labeled #anatomy
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... arteries, Venous or arterial ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology