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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... #Fibrillation # ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation Heart ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... #Fibrillation # ... AFib #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... Cardiology #Management
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... FIBRILLATION ... • HEART BLOCK ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
Tachyarrhythmias • Atrial ... Fibrillation, Atrial ... control) 2) Heart ... leads to more cardiac ... #Pharmacology #cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin is a cardiac ... nodal conduction Uses ... : - Atrial fibrillation ... rate control) - Heart ... Electrocardiogram #EKG #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Absent a wave - Atrial ... fibrillation, sinus ... , severe right heart ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... fibrillation ... fibrillation at ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
inhibitor; AF, atrial ... fibrillation; ARB ... disease; CRT, cardiac ... failure; HFpEF, heart ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
chest over the heart ... It can cause sudden ... and ventricular fibrillation ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology ... #Sudden #Cardiac