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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #RA #Differential ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... patient with an ASD ... #washout #ASD # ... atrial #septal # ... defect #a4c #Echocardiogram
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
atrium on Echocardiogram ... Mitral valve doesn ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... a4c #Echocardiogram
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
other) causing ⬆️ RA ... as atrial septum ... In addition to dilated ... stretched PFO or ASD ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... cardiac chambers dilated ... spontaneous echo contrast ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... • Coagulase-negative ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #Differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... OLIGOARTHRITIS • 2- ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... aureus • Gram-negative ... Symmetrical: • RA