15 results
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Cardiology #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... disease or CHF) ... Probable atrial fibrillation ... disease or CHF) ... #management #cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... during a period of CHF ... increased width of the vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
When you scroll
resolved after treatment ... difference in vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... diameter of the pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... CHF #Vascular #Engorgement
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... - Cells - tumor ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... features on the chest ... film (Table). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... - Peripheral vascular ... - what is the bleeding ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... causing hypovolemia needing ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf