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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... Repiratory disease - Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
more vertical orientation ... , while the pulmonary ... towards the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... formed by the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #Atrium ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... common finding) • Atrial ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... also a result of atrial ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
blood from the pulmonary ... . - Left atrial ... just below the pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
The azygoesophageal recess is the region inferior to the level of the azygos vein arch in
Esophageal disease Left atrial ... cyst #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Azygoesophageal #Recess #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
represents an axial ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flutter, or atrial ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant