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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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exercise intolerance, chest ... Decompensated HF ... Anticoagulation ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
left we see a chest ... setting (asthma and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
2-view chest 0.02 ... and lateral abdomen ... 0.05 mSv 2.5 CXRs ... Chest CT 3 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
septal thickening and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Reading Chest X-Rays - Anatomy Labelled

Reading a chest x-ray (CXR) is an incredibly important aspect of
Reading Chest X-Rays ... x-ray (CXR) is ... care medicine and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Anatomy #CXR #
Rotating 3D Chest X-Ray 
Here’s a teaching GIF to help visualize the 3D relationship between a
Rotating 3D Chest ... between a frontal and ... lateral Chest X-Ray ... #XRay #CXR #Rotating ... #3D #clinical #radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... practice many chest ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
Garland Triad on Chest ... Right paratracheal and ... Garland #Triad #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #Pawnbrokers ... Sign #clinical #radiology
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
cystic fibrosis (CF ... ) and allergic bronchopulmonary ... with asthma or CF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... film and can suggest ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #