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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Presentations Causes (PIRATES ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Diagnosis #Causes #Mnemonic ... #PIRATES #Emergency
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Medications (CCB, ßB, Nitrates ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT/VFib ... • AFib/AFlutter ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
PIRATES Mnemonic ... Apnea, Surgery #PIRATES ... #Mnemonic #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Cardioversion of patient’s with hemodynamically stable AF.
**Remember unstable patients should be immediately cardioverted**
#Managment #Cardiology #AFib #AtrialFibrillation
hemodynamically stable ... Managment #Cardiology #AFib ... Cardioversion #Algorithm