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Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
Comparison of Multifocal ... Atrial Tachycardia ... AtrialTachycardia #AFib ... #AFlutter #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... formed by the left atrium ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atrium #Ventricle ... 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
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... right and left atria ... identify left atrial ... test for DM Atrial
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Left Atrium - Most ... towards the left atrium ... . - Left atrial ... Right Atrium - Receives ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
On this lateral ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
origin within the atria ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
towards the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... without contrast material ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the differential diagnosis ... fluid or solid material ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant