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Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
to exclude thrombus ... Mechanical heart valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
intraventricle septum ... tricuspic valve ... 9.5 cmls) #TTE ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
MVP/MR, mitral valve ... stenosis; VSD, ventricular ... septal defect. ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Mitral Valve (MV ... left ventricular ... Differential diagnosis ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
expiration not meeting diagnostic ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... ventricular septum ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperviscosity, TTP ... fibrillation - Left ventricular ... from prosthetic valves ... (septic emboli)
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
The tricuspid valve ... RV as the ventricular ... Note where the septal ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiography Right ventricular ... independent prognostic value ... HFpEF.4, 8, 23-25 The ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
tachycardia • Ventricular ... failure • Mitral valve ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... ST Segment: • Septal ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system