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Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Newly Diagnosed ... Atrial Fibrillation ... - Management Algorithm ... MatthewHoMD #Atrial ... #cardiology #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Testing: • TSH level ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... thrombus • Digoxin level ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
- Differential Diagnosis ... w/ AV Block, Atrial ... Sinus Arrest, AFib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Management #cardiology #criticalcare
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Atrial Flutter ... • AFib. ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #wide #narrow #algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Bradyarrhythmia ... interval) • AFib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
voltage Cardiac - Vfib ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... especially with AC ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-Serial evaluation ... the patient's diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Prone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (P-CPR)
 - Confirm cardiac arrest
 - Shout for help
 - Commence prone CPR
(Mid-thoracic level ... End tidal CO2 / arterial ... Arrest #CPR #PCPR #algorithm ... #management #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Addressing the ICU Triad ... Spontaneous Awakening Trial ... tool to assess level ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT) Failure - Troubleshooting and Evaluation Algorithm

Landsberg Manual @LandsbergManual - https://amzn.to/3rEtbK8

#SBT #Spontaneous #BreathingTrial
Spontaneous Breathing Trial ... and Evaluation Algorithm ... BreathingTrial #Failure #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Evaluation ... #criticalcare #