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Dec 2019
13m 20s

Atrial Fibrillation

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We're going to be continuing this month of December with cardiology. The first two weeks we discussed murmurs and this week we'll be discussing atrial fibrillation. 

Believe it or not, but atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia. This is going to be characterized as an irregular rate of the atria.

So, let's dive into presentation, EKG findings, and management. We'll also be hitting a little atrial flutter as we go.

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