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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... enlargement or myxoma ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
: - Atrial thrombus ... - atrial fibrillation ... - Left ventricular ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... coagulation and other causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... - Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... fibrillation, sinus ... dissociation, ventricular ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... FIBRILLATION ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
Ventricular Fibrillation ... with a history of cardiac ... preserved atrial ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #a4c
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... thrombus • Digoxin ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Hypertension, LV ... heart disease Causes ... fibrillation ... #differential #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) 48 year old woman ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... fibrillation/flutter ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... #Palpitations #Cardiology