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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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Overview Symptoms ... intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... , syncope. 1. ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Endocrinopathies 2.
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
Sarcoidosis Stage 1 ... parenchyma Stage 2 ... 4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
patients have no symptoms ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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endemic areas - 1- ... cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE ... RIPE therapy for 2
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
arteritis (GCA) 1) ... thrombosis of short ... posterior ciliary arteries ... hypofluorescence 2) ... Doppler US : halo sign
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Hypertension Stage 1: ... Diffuse and focal arterial ... tortuosity Stage 2: ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the absence of intrinsic ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... blood gas (ABC) ... resolution of symptoms
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
arterial hypertension ... thromboembolism) 1) ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular septum 2)
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Kawasaki Disease 1. ... recommendations 2. ... ≥2.5, coronary arteries ... effusion, or z scores ... clinical and lab signs
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... Early transit of ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... clinical #pocus #a4c