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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Palpitations, light-headedness ... Rate Control • ... #Fibrillation # ... Cardiology #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Palpitations, light-headedness ... Fibrillation - ... #Fibrillation # ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Atrial ... #Fibrillation # ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... strongly consider using ... the agent for rate ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Medications #management
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
pressure (CVP) or right ... about a patient’s right ... fibrillation/flutter ... bulge into RA during ... filling of RA in late
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology ... Transient K+ efflux moving ... • Atrial depolarization ... contraction of atrial ... Classification #Classes #pathophysiology
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
chest symmetry, rate ... Circulation • Check rate ... consider intra-arterial ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
chest symmetry, rate ... • Check heart rate ... help AND check arterial ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
chest symmetry, rate ... Circulation • Check rate ... about drugs and defibrillation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
crackles in the right ... evidence of left atrial ... shortly after or during ... decreased respiratory rate ... pleural fluid by rising