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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... #Coronary #Artery ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
study showing thrombus ... to the femoral artery ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
atrial thrombus ... Cardioversion 1. ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular ... Thrombus Arterial ... neurocheck was normal after ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
includes: stage 1 ... leads especially left ... leads indicates atrial ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
the OR in under 1 ... aortic root, and left ... atrium should roughly ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary Artery ... from right to left ... Echocardiogram #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary ... #arterial #venous
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ ... ball valve thrombus ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG 1. ... indicative of left ... main coronary artery ... (LMCA). left anterior ... #differential #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... or PFO with left ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus