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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... Repiratory disease - Atrial ... enlargement or myxoma ... Rezapour @prezapour #Atrial
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Absent a wave - Atrial ... Flutter waves - Atrial ... myxoma, pulmonary ... hypertension, pulmonic ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... artery disease - Hypertensive ... heart disease - Myxoma ... Sleep apnea #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... #Multifocal #Atrial ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Narrow Complex ... w/ AV Block, Atrial ... AV Block Wide Complex ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... relevant Maintain atrial ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... , pulmonary hypertension ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Irregular wide-complex ... identify left atrial ... #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
common finding) • Atrial ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... also a result of atrial ... or Complete RBBB ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Complete AV Canal ... Among pts with Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Stable Narrow-Complex ... convert - Possible atrial ... flutter, ectopic atrial ... Rhythm: • Probable atrial ... fibrillation or possible atrial