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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 ... Overview Symptoms ... intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Cardiology #Management #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
A-Fib) Summary Symptoms ... intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... possibly better: • Symptom ... #AFib #diagnosis
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
30%; can be only symptom ... 3-12% • Cardiac ... multiple case reports ... Evaluation #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol
Cardiac Sarcoidosis on Echocardiogram

Spot diagnosis for the fellows. Thinned, dyskinetic basal septum in patient who presents
Cardiac Sarcoidosis ... on Echocardiogram ... Spot diagnosis ... pocus #clinical #ultrasound ... #echocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... #algorithm #management
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - Parasternal Short ... Diagnosis? ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... consciousness • Near-syncope
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
This 40ish year ... linear or fine parts ... suspicious signs/symptoms ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... Clinical #POCUS #CardiacUS
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... + Nonspecific symptoms ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... #rheumatology #diagnosis