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Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Tachycardia w/ PACs, AFIb ... Beta-Blocker (Metoprolol
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
outpatient regimen Metoprolol ... transition to oral metoprolol ... management #cardiology #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Fibrillation (A-Fib ... verapamil, atenolol, metoprolol ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Asthma and COPD Metoprolol ... useful when A-fib ... independent of A-fib ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Beta blocker Conversion Table- Carvedilol, Metoprolol and Bisoprolol Equivalents
Converting between Beta-Blockers: Carvedilol, Metoprolol and Bisoprolol

#Pharmacology #Cardiology
Table- Carvedilol, Metoprolol ... Beta-Blockers: Carvedilol, Metoprolol ... Conversion #Table #Metoprolol
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
Pre-Excitation AFib ... pre-excitation + a-fib ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Intra-arrest Echo showing V-Fib at rhythm check!

Sam Ghali, M.D. @ https://twitter.com/EM_RESUS

#VFib #VentricularFibrillation #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Ultrasound #Clinical
Echo showing V-Fib ... twitter.com/EM_RESUS #VFib
Metoprolol and Carvedilol - Immediate to Extended Release Dose Conversions

Metoprolol 
Immediate (tartrate) -> Extended (succinate) 
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Metoprolol and Carvedilol ... Conversions Metoprolol ... /ambcarerx #Metoprolol
#Atrial Fibrillation #Differential #Afib #Mnemonic
#Differential #Afib
Wolff Parkinson White + AFib #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite #AFib #ECGEducator
Parkinson White + AFib ... WolffParkinsonWhite #AFib