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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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- Diagnosis, Causes ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... enlargement or myxoma ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... shortness of breath and ... Final diagnosis ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
ASD and Bidirectional Shunt on Cardiac CTA
Cardiac CTA ASD with “artistic rendering” of a bidirectional shunt.
ASD and Bidirectional ... ASD with “artistic ... ASD size and shape ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #diagnosis ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... Thrombus on Echocardiogram ... of underlying cardiac ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 • Inspiration - Right-sided
 • Valsalva -
Cardiac Auscultation ... • Transient arterial ... occlusion - Mitral ... #cardiology #physicalexam ... #diagnosis
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... • Structural: myxoma ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Moderate or severe mitral ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... : - Atrial thrombus ... - atrial fibrillation ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... #differential #diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Large atrial septal defect on cardiac POCUS with an oddly satisfying bubble study.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
Large atrial septal ... defect on cardiac ... Bubble #Study #ASD ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram