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Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
heart? ... metastasize (>1/ ... 2 melanoma cases ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Workup and Differential ... or papilledema, heart ... or acute kidney injury ... Stage 2 hypertension
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... → Syncope • Signs ... maintain adequate cardiac ... Multi-system illness: 1. ... encephalopathy) 2.
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
disease, left heart ... thromboembolism) 1) ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular septum 2)
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... and pulmonary hypertension ... 1. ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
dyscrasias • Secondary ... Clinical suspicion 2. ... activation → IL-1 ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... heart GI Tests
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
contribute to falls. 1. ... - Cardiac arrhythmias ... 2. ... positive Romberg sign ... instability (e.g., post-injury