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

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
and left atria, ... atrial thrombus ... Cardioversion 1. ... weeks before or TEE ... #management #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
OR in under 1 hour ... left atrium should ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
>LAP as atrial septum ... shifts left ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... discharge) after a negative ... diagnostic evaluation ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #EM #Syncope #LowRisk
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
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
location of olecranon relative ... injury • Terrible triad ... follow-up within 1 ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #XRay #Diagnosis
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