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Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Newly Diagnosed ... Atrial Fibrillation ... Matthew Ho, MD ... #Fibrillation #RVR ... #cardiology #AFib
AFib with RVR on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - PLAX

POCUS showing us why this pt's
AFib with RVR on ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Eric Abrams, MD ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #atrial
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
serum creatinine, test ... for DM Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... also a result of atrial ... - Karan Desai MD ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
 •
varying PP, PR and RR ... By Usama Nasir MD ... #Tachycardia #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #labeled #clinical
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... - Amy Chung, MD ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
, LV thrombus, RV ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Serial TTE and close ... - Karan Desai MD ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
cardiac valves is best ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Localization #Mitral #MVR