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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... prezapour #Atrial #Fibrillation ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation
• Completely disorganized 
• Immediate cessation of cardiac output, no associated pulse 
• No discernible
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Immediate cessation of cardiac ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation ... VFib #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
It can cause sudden ... and ventricular fibrillation ... T wave in the cardiac ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology ... #Sudden #Cardiac
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Anticoagulation #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Cardiology #Management
Cardiac POCUS.  #diagnosis #em #cardiology #pocus
Cardiac POCUS. ... diagnosis #em #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... #Palpitations #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Rare glimpse of echocardiogram just at the onset of VF, no organized
Ventricular Fibrillation ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... diagnosis: Ischernic cause ... #cardiology #MRI
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation Heart ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... apnea #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Cardiology
Cardiac Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Sonographic Windows
 - Parasternal
 - Apical
 - Subcostal

#POCUS #CARDIAC #cardiology #echocardiogram
Cardiac Point of ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Subcostal #POCUS ... #CARDIAC #cardiology