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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... venous origin of CE material ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) CardiacCT. In nl development, the ostium secundum allows placental blood to
septal defect (ASD ... ) CardiacCT. ... blood to bypass lungs ... MMI approach, CT ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #ASD
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... without contrast material ... ) — Lung Cancer ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... laterally displaced ... : weight gain, lung ... of CXR congestion ... Consider cardiac
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
after this event, CT ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... #Arterial #Clinical ... #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #Embolism
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
left with loss of cardiac ... left upper lobe and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
- Parasternal long ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #POCUS #clinical
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
echo contrast material ... Here is the cardiac ... McConnell's sign ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #Clinical #POCUS
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
pathophysiology CLINICAL ... • Monitoring cardiac ... the heart to the lung ... oscillations - Sign ... - Pulmonary embolism