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Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... right atrium in ... atrial #septal # ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Small secundum ASD ... or PFO with left ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... • Coagulase-negative ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... #management #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases