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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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Atrial Fibrillation ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Fibrillation #Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
and Workup Algorithm ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Prone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (P-CPR)
 - Confirm cardiac arrest
 - Shout for help
 - Commence prone CPR
Resuscitation (P-CPR ... ) - Confirm cardiac ... End tidal CO2 / arterial ... #PCPR #algorithm ... #management #criticalcare
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... evaluation or management ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... risk actor for arterial ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons protocol poster for the resuscitation of patients who arrest after cardiac
who arrest after cardiac ... #Management #PostCardiac ... Surgery #Arrest #CPR ... #Algorithm #ACLS
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management ... Algorithm STEMI: ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #differential
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; CXR ... , chest X-ray; HPAH ... hereditary pulmonary arterial ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... Arrest Algorithm ... pneumothorax, Tamponade (cardiac ... cardiacarrest #Algorithm ... #AHA2020 #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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intolerance • Chest ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management