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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 ... atrial thrombus ... Cardioversion 1. ... atrial occlusion
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
electrocardiogram showed atrial ... denotes left atrium ... The left atrium ... with an indexed atrial ... atrial pressure
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Pharmacology Summary Cardiac ... • Atrial depolarization ... contraction of atrial ... : CLASS 1 - Sodium ... #phases #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
as atrial septum ... shifts left ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis Diagnosis: 1. ... Clinical suspicion 2. ... and AL Cardiac ... activation → IL-1 ... disproportionate atrial
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Thrombosis and arterial ... retinopathy Lab ... vasculitis) - 2 ... #rheumatology #classification
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
of: 1) chronic ... 2) pulmonary vascular ... leads to impaired arterial ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... and reach the left