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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... Repiratory disease - Atrial ... enlargement or myxoma ... Rezapour @prezapour #Atrial
Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Adolescent patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea. Beside TTE found
Atrial Myxoma on ... the lab work, EKG ... and CXR didn’t.. atrial ... ultrasound_vcu #Atrial ... #Myxoma #POCUS
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... : - Atrial thrombus ... - atrial fibrillation ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... of arterial thrombosis
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... heart disease - Myxoma ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... Sleep apnea #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... tachycardia (2) Atrial ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... #EKG #diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... common finding) • Atrial ... ., A-Fib also a ... result of atrial
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... Stroke - Differential ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... • Structural: myxoma ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
Multi-chamber Myxoma ... in a case of Carney ... skin & mucosa, cardiac ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Atrial ... cardiology #a4c #plax
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
oxygen dissolved in arterial ... hemoglobin in arterial ... oxygen content of arterial ... low cardiac output ... #diagnosis #causes
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial ... • Multifocal atrial