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I'm a nurse
Learn what the monitor is telling you and what the team is thinking about.
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I'm an APP
Build a workup and management framework you can use on rounds.
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I'm a resident
Get the high-yield cardiology for call nights and consults.
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I'm a student
Build the fundamentals from the ground up, one topic at a time.
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Can you name this rhythm?
A 78-year-old F PMH HFpEF, DM, HTN, HLD, presents with palpitations and shortness of breath ongoing for the past few hours. BP 88/56, diaphoretic. POC Echo shows low EF <40%. What is your interpretation of this arrhythmia, tap to check your answer.
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Atrial fibrillation with RVR. The rhythm is irregularly irregular with no organized P waves. Next question: What is your next course of action?
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Atrial Fibrillation & Flutter
Five short modules: classification, conduction and pathophysiology, workup, and acute and chronic management. Free to read, with figures and a downloadable PDF.
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A peek inside the Atrial Fibrillation course
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Why does atrial flutter look like a sawtooth, and where is the circuit?
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Rate control or rhythm control: how do you choose?
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What does the stroke-risk score change at the bedside?
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When can a patient be cardioverted, and when do you need to wait?
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Which drugs are safe in which patient, and which are not?
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How does alcohol quietly raise AF risk over years?
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About the author
Samuela Fanua, PA-C
Physician assistant in inpatient cardiology. I built Cardiac Guides to teach the cardiology I wish I had been taught on day one.