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Algorithm for the management of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Atrial
Algorithm for the ... management of atrial ... fibrillation #AFib #RVR ... #Algorithm #management ... Rapid #Emergency #Cardiology
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Fibrillation - Management ... Algorithm • ... #Fibrillation #RVR ... #Management #Algorithm ... #cardiology #AFib
Medical Management of Acute RV Failure
 • Evaluate and Treat Etiology of RV Failure [e.g. Acute
Medical Management ... of Acute RV Failure ... Treat Etiology of RV ... rightventricular #cardiology ... #management #treatment
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacterial: • Mycobacterium ... • Vasculitis Cardiac ... : • Post-cardiac ... #Causes #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 •
≤ 0.9 predicts RV ... 1.85 predicts RV ... 0.8 indicates RV ... 0.63 predicted RV ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... Right Ventricular (RV ... Right Ventricular (RV ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressures (RA, RV ... pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... passive filling of RV ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... Secondary Cause of LVH ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... atrial stretch) RA/RV ... Point to V5 (as RV ... to ECG leads) RV ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
Normal: RA 0-8, RV ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology