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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Atrial Fibrillation ... Repiratory disease - Atrial ... enlargement or myxoma ... Rezapour @prezapour #Atrial ... AFib #Diagnosis
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation Heart ... heart disease - Myxoma ... Sleep apnea #Atrial ... AFib #Cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... fibrillation ... emboli) - Myxoma ... coagulation and other causes
AFib with RVR on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - PLAX

POCUS showing us why this pt's
Point of Care Ultrasound ... @eabramsMD #AFib ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #atrial ... #fibrillation
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Tomography (CT) - Arterial ... portal venous, T1 arterial ... - Early arterial ... Grayscale phase, Late arterial ... #CT #MRI #POCUS
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... identify left atrial ... test for DM Atrial ... valve • Left atrial
Left Atrial Appendage Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
Left Atrial Appendage ... DrRajeshG1 #Left #Atrial ... #Appendage #Myxoma ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #cardiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... - Early arterial ... Grayscale phase, Late arterial ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... #POCUS #radiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... • Multifocal atrial
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... night sweats, fever ... Emboli Cause Injury ... Treat underlying cause