8 results
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Major + 1 Minor ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
on Echocardiogram ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram ... (1) Thickened ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... #cardiology #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
trial avoiding ... certain foods or meds ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... fecal elastase-1 ... differential #testing #evaluation
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... months before 1° ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology