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Atrial Fibrillation - Rate Control and Rhythm Control - Management

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial
Rhythm Control - Management ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #RateControl #RhythmControl ... Emergency #Cardiology #Indications ... #Management
Table of Common Rate Control Agents via AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines #Management #Pharm #EM #IM #Cardiology #Afib #Common
HRS Guidelines #Management ... IM #Cardiology #Afib ... #Common #Medications ... #RateControl #Table
Therapy for AL Amyloidosis 2019 
 - Antibodies (Plasma cells) 
 - Proteasome Inhibitors 
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Steroids - Novel ... ALAmyloidosis #Therapy #Medications ... #Pharmacology #Management
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
Antihypertensive Medications ... HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib ... Antihypertensive #Medications ... pharmacology #table #management
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Pressure Ventilation Indications ... Unresponsiveness/coma, Inability ... trigger breath, Inability ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... serotoninergic medications ... illness with VS instability ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Management
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
outpatient setting Novel ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Screening #Addiction #Medications
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Fibrillation RVR - Medications ... useful when A-fib ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #RVR #Medications ... #management #treatment
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Hemodynamic instability ... Absolute warfarin indications ... #diagnosis #management
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
Emergent dialysis indications ... CRRT Specific Indications ... with hemodynamic instability ... CRRT #Overview #Indications ... #Nephrology #Management