8 results
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... defect? ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #septal #defect ... #ASD #Bubble #Contrast
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right ... Diagnosis 1. ... to right shunt 2. ... #Effect #Right ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Management Summary A defect ... diffusion-perfusion defect ... (Type 1) or anatomic ... shunt (Type 2) ... • Oxygenation defect
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
ventricular septum 2) ... vasoconstricting effect ... endothelin - Effect ... metabolism - Effect ... proliferation - Effect
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... liver disease and pulmonary ... Early transit of bubbles ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... weeks before or TEE
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
feature, PRS can affect ... palpable purpura 2/ ... quantify renal injury ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
significantly worse on echocardiogram ... Acute pulmonary ... inflammation of pericardium ... or greater than 1 ... undesirable adverse effects