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Large atrial septal defect on cardiac POCUS with an oddly satisfying bubble study.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
Large atrial septal ... defect on cardiac ... Bubble #Study #ASD ... #Atrial #SeptalDefect ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... Effect #Right #Atrium ... echocardiogram #s4c
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left atrium ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... dilated #left #atrium ... #clinical #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... has water bottle appearance ... of heart on CXR ... #A4C
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 1 year - Barium ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Late appearance ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... has water bottle appearance ... of heart on CXR ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus