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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Cardiac #Chambers ... #RadiologyAssistant
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Localization #Mitral #MVR ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #Cardiac #Chambers ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... Direct/indirect chest ... muscles apically and laterally ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... Changes • STE in aVR ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Anterior (V3-4) • Lateral ... all leads except aVR ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the differential diagnosis ... fluid or solid material ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by filling of the alveolar spaces with PAS positive
with PAS positive material ... The diagnosis is ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AlveolarProteinosis ... #CrazyPaving #RadiologyAssistant