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Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Amiodarone (IV) • Best ... when patient at rest ... #pharmacology #management ... #cardiology #AFib
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 ... serum creatinine, test ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Anterior Hypokinesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

A 69yo female with history of hypertension presents with 30min shortness of
Hypokinesis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... choice for management ... management for ... Hypokinesis #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Next best step ... to definitive managemt ... Effusion #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Pericardial #Cardiology
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
abnormal screening tests ... Abnormal screening tests ... abnormal screening tests ... normal, significant echocardiogram ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology