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Atrial Fibrillation - Rate Control and Rhythm Control - Management

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial
#Fibrillation #AFib ... Cardioversion #Emergency #Cardiology ... #Indications #Management
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Anemia • Medications ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT/VFib ... • AFib/AFlutter ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Receptors: β1 • Indications ... Rate control of a-fib ... Receptors: β1 • Indications ... Rate control of a-fib ... Table #Receptors #cardiology
Class III Antiarrhythmics - Potassium Channel Blockers - Indications and Side Effects
Amiodarone
 • Suppression of VT
Channel Blockers - Indications ... with paroxysmal a-fib ... Rate control of a-fib ... with paroxysmal a-fib ... #pharmacology #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Absolute warfarin indications ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Table of Common Rate Control Agents via AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines #Management #Pharm #EM #IM #Cardiology #Afib #Common
Pharm #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #Afib #Common # ... Medications #RateControl
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
PALPITATIONS: Medications ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Pacemaker Indications
Class I
 • Symptomatic sinus node dysfunction
 • 3° AV or type 2 2° AV
Pacemaker Indications ... • Permanent a-fib ... Pacemaker #PPM #indications ... #cardiology #management