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Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Fibrillation - Initial Options ... as with other options ... Slowest onset of action ... • 3rd line agent ... pharmacology #management #cardiology
Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Grading Diastolic Dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Algorithm
Treatment options for patients with Chronic Symptomatic Systolic Heart Failure

#sCHF #CongestiveHeartFailure #Systolic #HFrEF #Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Treatment options ... Systolic #HFrEF #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Class I Antiarrhythmics and their Key Pharmacologic Properties

Class IA = Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide ("Quarter PounDer")
Class IB
This type of action ... ) due to their actions ... repolarization of action ... #Pharmacology #Agents ... #Cardiology
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
advanced treatment options ... III and class IV ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
Atrioventricular Septal Defect
aka AV canal defect aka endocardial cushion defect
 • Epidemiology and Associations
 • Embryology
• Anatomy • Classification ... Pathophysiology • Surgical Options ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... pressure (LVFP): #Algorithm ... Echocardiography #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Grading #Classification
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification
Class I (Ia, Ib, Ic) - Na+ Channel Blockade
 • Slows depolarization
Vaughan Williams Classification ... Class I (Ia, Ib ... Blockade • Prolongs action ... VaughanWilliams #Classification ... #Classes #cardiology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... Malaria • Oxygen agents ... nitrates • Other agents ... • Transfusion reactions ... #classification
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
advanced treatment options ... ups that cause class ... III and class IV ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm