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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Angiography or Cardiac ... , h/o of cardiac ... #Coronary #Artery ... #Embolism #diagnosis
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Early transit of bubbles ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... DavidWienerMD #DoubleShunt ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus ... #bubble
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary artery ... Hypokalemia • Bundle ... Intermediate burden: >1 ... capture of the atria
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ankle swelling. 2. ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2. ... epicardial coronary artery ... Consider cardiac
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: 1. ... system activity, 2. ... lack of acute cardiac ... ischemic changes CXR ... function Pulmonary-Artery
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
/50 Rule (part 1) ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... .2 With multiple ... #Radiology #CTChest