atrial fibrillation + flutter Flashcards by Rachel Hall

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what is afib?

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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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how can stroke occur with cardioversion?

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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?

CHADSVASC

what surgery can be used for atrial fibrillation?

pulmonary vein isolation burns myocytes around pulmonary veins

what is atrial flutter?

aberrant electrical activity in RA generating sae tooth flutter waves

what are symptoms in Aflutter?

what is tx for atrial flutter?

what ECG seen in aFlutter?

sawtooth pattern