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Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... CHD, congenital heart ... pulmonary arterial ... Heart 2016;102:ii1 ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation # ... Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... #Fibrillation # ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Right Heart Cath ... Pressures Right Atrial ... Artery Pressure (PAP ... Pressure or Pulmonary ... Pressures #RHC #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION ... • HEART BLOCK ... VALVULAR DISEASE • HEART ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... 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 ... : • Valvular heart ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... First episode or PAF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Absent a wave - Atrial ... fibrillation, sinus ... myxoma, pulmonary ... , severe right heart ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Heart Failure with ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... fibrilation may ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Management #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... – CVP]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... fibrillation ... fibrillation at ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology