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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 ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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sinusitis - pulmonary ... pancreatitis Erdheim-Chester ... osteosclerosis) - Right atrial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Table
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... with caution in pulmonary ... with caution in pulmonary ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare ... #Radiology #Cardiology
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
regurgitation • Chest ... manifestations • Chest ... Laryngeal and pulmonary ... PPI failure + negative ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
Opacities on Lung CT ... caused by the partial ... Opacities #Lung #pulmonary ... #ChestCT #Pathophysiology ... #Radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on Chest ... CTPartial filling ... a rim contrast material ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... spleen, brain) Indications ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Absolute warfarin indications ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology