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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... (A4C) 35yoF ... left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation ... #cardiology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Shot through the heart ... Diagnosis? ... hemothoraces and Left ... #clinical #cardiology ... #Effusion #Trauma
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... : • Valvular heart ... valveLeft ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... Venous System/Right Heart ... Fibrillation ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
identify at slower heart ... fibrillation/flutter ... tracings obtained for LEFT ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
stenosis Rheumatic heart ... vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ ... ball valve thrombus ... #differential #cardiology