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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
POCUS shows dilated ... left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... atrial wall (Coanda ... underestimate MR ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
atrium. ... Congenital: MV clefts ... valve - Secondary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
serum creatinine, test ... Mechanical heart valve ... • Left atrial ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
atrium on Echocardiogram ... MR was only mild ... Mitral valve doesn ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
is best determined ... enlargement of the left ... atrium. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Differential Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology