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Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... • Absence of P waves ... atrial thrombus ... Cardioversion 1. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... not specific • Chest ... Vessels Thrombi ... Removal → Left ... Thrombi Removal
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wave Inversion Life ... High rate in <1 ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
On the left some ... nodular pattern. 1. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
the OR in under 1 ... atrium should roughly ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... On the left multiple ... septal thickening: 1. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
measure less than 1 ... without associated pulmonary ... fluid or solid material ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... months before 1° ... Serial TTE and close
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... 1. ... ASD or PFO with left ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus