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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... embolism - Ischemia ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... - Rule out Left-Sided ... Embolism ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lung Segment Anatomy ... Lateral, Posterior Left ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Embolism The sensitivity ... evaluating for other causes ... also a result of atrial ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #diagnosis #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Left Atrium - Most ... blood from the pulmonary ... atrium. - Left ... Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Cause Injury By ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Illustrative echo-first image showing a large hydatid cyst in the
Left Ventricular ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... Pulmonary embolism ... May also cause outflow ... #clinical #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
light-headedness, dizziness ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... the right and left ... the right and left ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
The azygoesophageal recess is the region inferior to the level of the azygos vein arch in
bordered on the left ... azygoesophageal line is caused ... atrial enlargement ... cyst #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CTChest