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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 ... study. ... #Study #ASD #Atrial ... SeptalDefect #Clinical #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... 1. ... Hypotension 2. ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Cardiology
Beck’s Triad in Cardiac Tamponade - 3 D’s Mnemonic

1) Distended Jugular Veins (JVD)
2) Decreased Arterial Pressure
Cardiac Tamponade ... ’s Mnemonic 1) ... Jugular Veins (JVD) 2) ... #Tamponade #3D ... Effusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology
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 ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years - Upper GI Study ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Differential Diagnosis 1. ... to right shunt 2. ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus ... #bubble
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
saline contrast study ... Early transit of bubbles ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
Coronary Sinus Bubble ... study for cryptogenic ... → L superior cardinal ... ) & RA or both atria ... CoronarySinus #clinical #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology