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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
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Palpitations, light-headedness ... • Structural heart ... Rate Control • ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Cheat Sheet 1) Rate ... proportional to heart ... rate • Bazett ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Digoxin Pharmacology and Pathophysiology
1) Na/K ATPase Pump - Digoxin works by directly binding to and inhibiting
Digoxin Pharmacology ... and Pathophysiology ... - Decreased heart ... rate (lengthens ... #cardiology
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
pressure-limited circuit (e.g ... expand lungs • If heart ... If heart rate not ... is circuit all right ... Airway #Breathing #Management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
severe hypoxemia might ... filter • N95 mask ... volumes of ~6 cc/kg ... support #COVID19 #management ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
The heart consumes ... Systolic flow on the right ... rate, the less ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
The heart consumes ... Systolic flow on the right ... rate, the less ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... ECG is vital while ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... icu #clinical #pharmacology