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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Pulmonary embolism ... - Ischemia ( ... #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Symptoms: • ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... possibly better: • Symptom ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Acute Pulmonary Embolism ... cardio-pulmonary symptoms ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... ECG leads) RV Ischemia ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology