EMplify - May 2021

Announcements:

* The Clinical Decision Making in the Emergency Department conference is June 23-27 live and virtual. More information here: https://clinicaldecisionmaking.com

* Be on the lookout for an announcement regarding the new EB Medicine app, coming to an App Store near you this summer !!

Atrial Fibrillation : An Approach To Diagnosis And Management In The Emergency Department - An Interview with Dr Brian Millman

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

Disoposition