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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... Repiratory disease - Atrial ... enlargement or myxoma ... Rezapour @prezapour #Atrial
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
fibrillation ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... Malignancy - Antiphospholipid ... of arterial thrombosis ... coagulation and other causes
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
result of acute arterial ... (particularly atrial ... fibrillation), ... SuperiorMesentericArtery #clinical ... #Diagnosis #InferiorMesentericArtery
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Causes of Diastolic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Early ... Flint Murmur) • Atrial ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
tachycardia • Atrial ... tachycardia • Atrial ... Irregular: • Atrial ... • Multifocal atrial ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... Atherosclerosis, Arterial ... Valvular • Atrial ... fibrillation ... #Algorithm #Causes
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left Atrial ... Final diagnosis ... #Degenerated #Atrial ... #clinical #PLAX ... #pocus
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid ... Embolic disease: Atrial ... fibrillation, PFO ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... at least: • 1 clinical ... confirmed venous, arterial ... presence of 1 clinical ... patient has an arterial
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... • Structural: myxoma ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial ... Migraine-induced Blood: DIC, Antiphospholipid ... #causes