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ASD and Bidirectional Shunt on Cardiac CTA
Cardiac CTA ASD with “artistic rendering” of a bidirectional shunt.
ASD and Bidirectional ... Shunt on Cardiac ... MarkusSchererMD #ASD ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #diagnosis ... #clinical #cardiology
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 ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... risk actor for arterial ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On the lateral view ... on the lateral ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... carina to the cardiac ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
consolidation and ... the differential diagnosis ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... without contrast material ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
laterally displaced ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Cardiology #S4C