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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... - Most Common Cause ... embolization Wlo LV ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
lung cancer (2D/3D ... metastasize (>1/2 ... melanoma cases have ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... liver or renal injury ... or diagnostic tests ... perfusion - Cardiac ... Hypovolemia - LV
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
palpable purpura 2/ ... 2 vasculitis, ulcers ... quantify renal injury ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... o infection • Echocardiogram
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Most Common Causes ... Digital clubbing (2- ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... * 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... next tests are ... not POCUS: serial ... #LV #Echocardiogram
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... next tests are ... not POCUS: serial ... #LV #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion 2. ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, rhabdo/crush injury ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... 10U reg IV + 1-2