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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 ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... #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 2. ... weeks before or TEE ... #management #cardiology
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
study showing thrombus ... femoral artery ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular ... Thrombus Arterial ... normal after this ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Massive Left Atrial ... Echocardiogram (TEE ... admitted for SOB x 2 ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
TTE with Doppler ... Pulmonary Vessels Thrombi ... Removal → Left ... Pulmonary Vessels Thrombi ... #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Microbubbles appear in left ... right atrial passage ... #management #treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
lung disease, left ... Estimates pulmonary artery ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... ventricular septum 2) ... #management #hepatology
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
D (dual/both) 2 ... 4th position is left ... period of time after ... Pacing #settings #cardiology ... #management
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Small secundum ASD ... or PFO with left ... to right shunt 2. ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus