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Atrial Fibrillation: An Approach to Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department

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Episode 57

Date: 05/01/2021 | Length: 59:34
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Announcements:

  1. The Clinical Decision Making in the Emergency Department conference is June 23-27 live and virtual.
  2. Be on the lookout for an announcement regarding the new EB Medicine app, coming to an App Store near you this summer !!

Epidemiology

Causes

Prehospital treatment - careful with causes of the A Fib.

ED Evaluation

  • History - beware the causes
  • Physical
  • ECG
  • Labs
  • Imaging
  • Echocardiography

Treatment

  • Rate control
    • Calcium channel blockers
    • Beta blockers
    • Esmolol
    • Magnesium
  • Rhythm control
    • Amiodarone
    • Procainamide
    • Cardioversion
  • Watch and Wait
  • Anticoagulation

Disposition

 

 

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Sam Ashoo, MD, FACEP

Dr. Ashoo is a practicing emergency physician, board-certified in emergency medicine and clinical informatics. Join him as he takes you through the May 2021 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice: Atrial Fibrillation: An Approach to Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department

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Authors

Brian Milman, MD; Boyd D. Burns, DO, FACEP

Peer Reviewed By

Corey M. Slovis, MD, FACP, FACEP; Douglas L. Robinson, DO, MS

Publication Date

May 1, 2021

CME Expiration Date

May 1, 2024   

Pub Med ID: 33885254

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