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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
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Anticoagulation #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Cardiology #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... with caution in pulmonary ... Probable atrial fibrillation ... with caution in pulmonary ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
0.001 mSv 3 hours CENTRAL ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... - Dental X-ray ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Cheerio Sign (Open Bronchus Sign) on Chest CT
 • Pulmonary nodule with a central lucency
 •
CTPulmonary ... nodule with a central ... Cheerio #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
CT • Coalescent ... granuloma with a central ... #Galaxy #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Atoll Sign (Reverse-Halo Sign) on Chest CT
 • Central GGO surrounded by a crescentic or circumferential
Reverse-Halo Sign) on Chest ... CTCentral GGO ... Reverse #Halo #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... factors Atrial Fibrillation ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... thickening of the central ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
nodules Previous chest ... lesion has been stable ... #Management #Radiology ... #CTChest #Fleischner ... Society #Followup #Pulmonary