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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
•
light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Fibrillation #Cardiology #Management
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
COVID-19 on Lung ... Day 4 after COVID ... badly), still no dyspnea ... /chest pain. ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... Day 2 after COVID ... breath or pleuritic chest ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
CHD, congenital ... hypertension; CXR, chest ... arterial hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... ; CLD, chronic lung
COVID-19 on POCUS

I am infected with COVID-19. This is my own #POCUS 2 days after the
COVID-19 on POCUS ... No feeling of dyspnea ... observed in the chest ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... redistribution applies to chest ... practice many chest ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Exercise intolerance, dyspnea ... not specific • Chest ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... hemodynamic variables, dyspnea ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... COPD, asthma, CF ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 Findings on Lung POCUS
Look for irregular, discontinuous pleural lines with concomitant subpleural consolidation, comet-tail artifact
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung POCUS Look ... the posterior chest ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound