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atrial fibrillation + flutter Flashcards

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what is arrhythmia?

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what are paroxysmal, persistent and permanent A fib?

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what are symptoms of A fib?

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what is A fib induced cardiomyopathy?

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explain HR in A Fib

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explain preload in AFib

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what is a life threatening complication of AFib?

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what happens if cardiac embolism travels to brain, gut and spleen?

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what is valvular AFib?

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what are RF for AFib?

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how does hypothyroidism lead to AFib?

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what triggers AFiB?

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what are 3 aims of treating AFib?

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how do you control rate in Afib?

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STEP 1
B blockers, CCBs, Digoxin
helps with symptomatic control

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how do rate control drugs work?

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how do you control rhythm in Afib?

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STEP 2
cardioversion - electrical + chemical

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how does electrical cardioversion work?

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how does chemical cardioversion work?

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what might happen after a few days without treatment?

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20
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how can stroke occur with cardioversion?

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21
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what are the antiarrhytmic medications?

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what are the anticoagulation meds?
MOA, monitoring etc

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what is in CHADS VASC score?

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What scoring system assesses stroke risk?

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CHADSVASC

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what surgery can be used for atrial fibrillation?

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pulmonary vein isolation
burns myocytes around pulmonary veins

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what is atrial flutter?

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aberrant electrical activity in RA generating sae tooth flutter waves

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what are symptoms in Aflutter?

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29
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what is tx for atrial flutter?

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30
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what ECG seen in aFlutter?

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sawtooth pattern

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