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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Classic Digoxin-Associated ... fibrillation with ... unusually slow ventricular ... Fibrillation with ... Arrhythmias #diagnosis #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... β-Blocker • CCB • Digoxin ... #Fibrillation # ... Cardiology #Management
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Diastolic Right Ventricular ... Systolic Right Atrial ... Collapse - Plethoric Inferior ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Channel Blockers, Digoxin ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... Tachycardia, Ventricular ... Tachycardia, Ventricular ... Fibrillation
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
is a cardiac glycoside ... conduction Uses: - Atrial ... fibrillation and ... atrial flutter ... Electrocardiogram #EKG #Cardiology
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
Almost any type of cardiac ... fibrillation may ... Non-paroxysmal atrial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology ... Tachyarrhythmias • Atrial ... Fibrillation, Atrial ... leads to more cardiac ... #Pharmacology #cardiology
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Diastolic Right Ventricular ... Systolic Right Atrial ... Collapse - Plethoric Inferior ... Vena Cava #Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION ... • PREMATURE VENTRICULAR ... TACHYCARDIA • VENTRICULAR ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
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 ... disease, left ventricular ... thrombus • Digoxin ... diagnosis #management #cardiology