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Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
: Premature Atrial ... Contractions (PACs), Atrial ... Flutter (AFL), Atrial ... FAT), Multifocal Atrial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... risk factors Atrial ... identify left atrial ... test for DM Atrial
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... morbidity Heart: • Arrhythmias ... : Afib* • Valvular ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... : • Atrial fibrillation ... • Multifocal atrial ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... common finding) • Atrial ... Arrhythmia* (e.g ... result of atrial ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Cardiac source: Atrial ... fibrillation or ... other arrhythmias ... infarction with mural thrombi ... : Left atrial myxoma