Atrial Fibrillation: Cases & Quizzes

• Abdominal Pain, Anemia, and Oliguria in a Distressed Woman A 70-year-old woman treated for hip fracture, weakness, and chronic atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response is readmitted for urinary retention and tachycardia. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 30, 2021
• ECG Challenge: What Triggered AF Patient's Shortness of Breath? A patient with atrial fibrillation visits the emergency department with lightheadedness and shortness of breath. What clues can be found in his ECG?
  Medscape Cardiology, April 22, 2021
• Strange Stool Color and Fatigue in a Man With COPD and AF A man presents with worsening dyspnea, fatigue, and a change in the color of his stools. His history includes atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, and COPD. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, April 12, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Causes of Heart Failure How much do you know about the causes of heart failure? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, February 22, 2021
• ECG Challenge: Did COPD Cause This Man's Irregular Heart Rate? A middle-aged COPD patient is intubated after experiencing respiratory distress and is found to have an irregular heartbeat. What does his ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, January 25, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Alcohol Use Facts vs Fiction Alcohol use has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Are you able to separate fact from fiction regarding alcohol use? Make sure you're prepared to properly advise patients by taking this short quiz.
  Medscape, January 21, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Atrial Flutter Clinical Keys Are you familiar with key clinical aspects of atrial flutter, as well as best practices for workup and management? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 16, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Prevention of Repeat Myocardial Infarction How much do you know about the prevention of repeat myocardial infarctions? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 14, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Stroke Stroke is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Do you know key aspects and best practices associated with various types? Refresh and test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 06, 2020
• Dyspnea in a Man Who Was Stuck in a Bathroom for 24 Hours A man was found in his apartment after he blacked out and became wedged between the toilet and the bathtub about 24 hours prior. He now has dyspnea and a headache. Can you make a diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 04, 2020
• Alcohol Abuse and Unusual Abdominal Pain in a 49-Year-Old A 49-year-old man with a medical history of alcohol abuse, tobacco dependence, and pancreatitis presents with abdominal pain that has lasted for 3 days. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 02, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Coronary Syndrome How much do you know about atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 17, 2020
• An Athletic 37-Year-Old Woman With Suspicious Panic Attacks A 37-year-old woman with a history of anxiety disorder presents with a 'panic attack.' She describes palpitations, racing heart rate, severe dyspnea, and lightheadedness. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 01, 2020
• Drugs to Avoid in Patients on DOACs DOACs overall have substantially fewer drug-drug interactions than warfarin, but there are still a few to watch out for.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 23, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Sepsis Key Aspects Nearly 50 million cases of sepsis occur worldwide annually, and COVID-19 recently has been associated with sepsis. Do you know key aspects and best practices? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, June 17, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Heart Valve Disease The prevalence of valvular heart disease is rising in some areas. Do you know key aspects of different types, as well as best practices for diagnosis and treatment? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 22, 2020
• ECG Challenge: Heart Racing and Short of Breath A man with history of irregular heartbeat visits his doctor with heart racing and shortness of breath for the past several days. What's in his ECG?
  Medscape Cardiology, April 20, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Clinical Management of Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines have been established on the clinical management of patients with new-onset and long-term AF. Do you know the current treatment recommendations? Check your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 02, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy for AF How much do you know about the use of DOAC agents as anticoagulation therapy in patients with AF? Take our short quiz to find out.
  Medscape, April 02, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Atrial Fibrillation and Diabetes How much do you know about atrial fibrillation and diabetes? Check your knowledge with our short quiz.
  Medscape, April 02, 2020