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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast ... without contrast ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... , 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... blood gas (ABC) ... Positive findings on contrast-enhanced
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right Atrium ... Small secundum ASD ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
on this saline contrast ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
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 ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... maybe consider contrast ... are not POCUS: serial ... MRI, CT TAP are ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... postoperative cardiac ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
Management of indeterminate ... Low probability: Serial ... , contrast-enhanced ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology