This produces a rounded appearance on X-ray that doctors may mistake for a tumor. Rounded atelectasis is usually a complication of asbestos-induced disease of the pleura, but it may also result from other types of chronic scarring and thickening of the pleura. Treatment
Treatment is directed at correcting the underlying cause. In atelectasis manifestations that result from the mucus plugging of the airways as seen in patients with cystic fibrosis and pneumonia, mucolytic agents such as acetylcysteine (NAC) is used. This nebulized treatment works by reducing mucous viscosity and elasticity by breaking disulfide bonds in mucoproteins within the mucus complex, thus facilitating mucus clearance. Post-surgical atelectasis is treated by physiotherapy, focusing on deep breathing and encouraging coughing. An incentive spirometer is often used as part of the breathing exercises. Walking is also highly encouraged to improve lung inflation. People with chest deformities or neurologic conditions that cause shallow breathing for long periods may benefit from mechanical devices that assist their breathing. One method is continuous positive airway pressure, which delivers pressurized air or oxygen through a nose or face mask to help ensure that the alveoli do not collapse, even at the end of a breath. This is helpful, as partially inflated alveoli can be expanded more easily than collapsed alveoli. Sometimes additional respiratory support is needed with a mechanical ventilator. The primary treatment for acute massive atelectasis is correction of the underlying cause. A blockage that cannot be removed by coughing or by suctioning the airways often can be removed by bronchoscopy.
In an electrophysiology study, trifascicular block due to AV nodal disease is represented by a prolonged AH interval (denoting prolonged time from impulse generation in the atria and conduction to the bundle of His) with a relatively preserved HV interval (denoting normal conduction from the bundle of His to the ventricles). Trifascicular block due to distal conduction system disease is represented by a normal AH interval and a prolonged HV interval. In the absence of symptoms, a prolonged AH interval is likely benign while a prolonged HV interval is almost always pathologic. Treatment
An implantable cardiac pacemaker or permanent pacemaker is recommended in the following clinical circumstances. Class 1 recommendation is the strongest recommendation. Level A evidence is the highest level of evidence.Class I

Bifascicular block + complete heart block, even in the absence of symptoms (1b)
Bifascicular block + 2nd degree AV Block Type 2, even in the absence of symptoms (1b)
Alternating bundle branch blocks, even in the absence of symptoms (1c)Class II

Bifascicular block + syncope + alternative causes ruled out (e.g. orthostasis, arrhythmia) (2a)Class III (i.e. pacemaker not recommended)

Bifascicular block without symptoms
Bifascicular block + 1st degree AV Block, without symptoms

References
External links

http://www.ecglibrary.com/trifas.html
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/97/13/1325.long - new guidelines in which trifascicular block terminology continues to be used.