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Large Atrial Septal Defect and clearly not a PFO. I want to personally thank all the
Large Atrial Septal ... Defect and clearly ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #ASD #Large
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... previously undiagnosed ASD ... #septal #defect ... a4c #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #shunting
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (- ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
septum might look ... like asd in 4ch ... An ASD with atria ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #cardiology
Atrial septal defect

An ECG may show the “crochetage” pattern (92% specific)—a notch near the apex of
Atrial septal defect ... An ECG may show ... larger shunt #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... Crochetage #Sign #ASD
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
patient with an ASD ... effect #washout #ASD ... #atrial #septal ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
(RA), left ventricle ... (LV) and left atrium ... orientation of the septum ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Apical
Large atrial septal defect on cardiac POCUS with an oddly satisfying bubble study.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
Large atrial septal ... defect on cardiac POCUS ... Bubble #Study #ASD ... #Atrial #SeptalDefect ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... 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 ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology