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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
septal defect (VSD ... ) 2. ... #CXR #clinical ... #radiology #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ankle swelling. 2. ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... risk Chest X-ray ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... • Pulmonary embolus ... timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology
This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who was transferred in profound
Her working diagnoses ... threatening to become PEs ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #A4C # ... MassivePE #Embolism
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... (CXR), try rotating ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... not seen on a CXR ... .2 With multiple