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By: precordialthump

Nice show notes Justin! C

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By: The LITFL Review 017 - Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog

[...] Budgie Smuggler” Orman is back with a vengeance with this month’s podcast featuring Flutter, Fib, and the mystery of ablation. Each podcast is now provided with a great set of show notes....

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By: Ian

Sounds like there is a Ed cardioversion protocol in your ED for A. Fib -- are you able to share it?

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By: Mat

Rob, are any of the failed cardioversion strips Randy mentioned available? I think they would be an excellent resource for highlighting potential pitfalls to students.

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By: Rob Orman

Ian, the original algorithm flowchart has been lost in the sands of time. For patients presenting with A fib less than 48 hours duration, I am following a modified version of the Ottawa A Fib Protocol....

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By: Rob Orman

Hey Mat, I’ll ask Randy and see what follow up…

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By: Remy

What is the role of amiodarone in patients with afib? From my readings, mixed evidence for cardioversion. However what about use of amiodarone before electric cardioversion, in preventing recurrence of...

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By: Rob Orman

Remy, I am not a fan of amiodarone for ED cardioversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation. In the ED setting, it is no better than placebo for acute conversion, but may have efficacy many hours (24)...

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By: Simon

Hey Rob, I’m a frustrated electrophysiologist who wished he was an intesivist trapped in a body of a FP resident….You, Scott W, Jeff Guy, Amil, Smith, Newman, Shrievs, et al make this not only...

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By: Rob Orman

Simon-Many patients with A flutter also have underlying A fib, although usually they don’t have the same rhythm disturbance simultaneously. There was a pilot study last year looking at cardioverting a...

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