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Atrial Fibrillation - Rate Control and Rhythm Control - Management

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial
Atrial Fibrillation ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Cardioversion #Emergency ... #Cardiology #Indications ... #Management
Algorithm for the management of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

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Algorithm for the management ... of atrial fibrillation ... #fibrillation #AFib ... #Rapid #Emergency ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Mnemonic #PIRATES #Emergency ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Management Principles

1) TREAT ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT(S) 
2) RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL 
3) ANTICOAGULATION
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Management Principles ... #Fibrillation #Management ... #Emergency #Cardiology ... Disposition #Admission #Indications
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Anemia • Medications ... • AFib/AFlutter ... • Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #Syncope #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome ... : Premature Atrial ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Absolute warfarin indications ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... 200ms from longer pause ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Injury in the Emergency ... voltage Cardiac - Vfib ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
• Sick Sinus Syndrome ... • Premature atrial ... interval) • AFib ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes