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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential # ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... in leads V1-3 (Right ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Catheterization – Use and ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... wedge pressure) -right ... atrial pressure ... #NormalValues #Differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
main coronary artery ... Subepicardial atrial ... diagnosis includes ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
matter of the right ... respectively, after ... on the basis of partial ... #clinical #NEJM ... reactivation #brain #MRI #radiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Atrium - Differential ... Small secundum ASD ... #Atrium #RA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Wandering Atrial ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
ECG: AF. ... Shortly after admission ... MCA and ischemia ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound #Cardiology ... #Clinical
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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- Pulmonary Artery ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
including: • Coronary artery ... capture of the atria ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential # ... cardiology