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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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Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Anticoagulation #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Cardiology #Management
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... rhythm in atrial fibrilation ... hypertension, pulmonary ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
#Pharmacology #Comparison ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
disease or CHF) ... Probable atrial fibrillation ... disease or CHF) ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... inhibitor; AF, atrial fibrillation ... #CHF #Congestive ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Point Of Care UltraSound ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
redistribution of pulmonary ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... decompensated CHF ... anyway to improve CHF ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Arrhythmias / CHB ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table