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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Secondary to chronic lung ... disease (COPD) ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
BO, CTEPH, PJP, CEP ... , HP, COP https ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP ... #management
Atoll Sign (Reverse-Halo Sign) on Chest CT
 • Central GGO surrounded by a crescentic or circumferential
Sign) on Chest CT ... consolidation • DDx: COP ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
heart failure, COPD ... , Lung cancer, Primary ... CXR +/- High res CT ... #Infections #HIVAIDS ... #workup #diagnosis
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
Sometimes a CT is ... fracture from a lung ... Notice the large lung ... a patient with COPD ... #Clinical #Radiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... and congested (“Cold ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #pharmacology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Cardiology: ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis