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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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Fibrillation Overview Symptoms ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Decompensated HF ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... Palpitations - HF ... Symptoms (orthopnea ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... #Cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... coronary artery disease ... #CHF #Congestive ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Suspected Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates

Neonates with undiagnosed congenital
Evaluation and Management ... Congenital Heart Disease ... congenital heart disease ... with nonspecific symptoms ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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intolerance • Chest ... cardiac death Management ... • Antlviral (lymphocytic ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
class II and Ill HF ... order to alleviate symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Krabbe Disease ... Diagnosis was made by radiology ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... MRI #Clinical #Radiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
caution in pulmonary disease ... or CHF) - Treat ... or CHF) - Treat ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms ... and Management ... - conduction disease ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging