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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 ... #Fibrillation # ... Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... fibrillation. ... left atrium & poor ... jet seen from LV ... A4C #clinical #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 ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Subxiphoid 4-chamber view showing right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left ventricle (LV) and left atrium
(RA), left ventricle ... (LV) and left atrium ... Note the small pericardial ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Subxiphoid
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... - Rule out Left-Sided ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
on POCUS - Apical ... Chamber View A 50-year-old ... with a history of cardiac ... with preserved atrial ... #cardiology #clinical
Left Ventricular Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

25 year old female presented with worsening dyspnoea on effort and
Left Ventricular ... Echocardiogram 25 year ... #Ventricular #Cardiac ... #Myxoma #LV #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology