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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Diagnosis 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... shunt 2. ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus #bubble
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation ... near-syncope, syncope. 1. ... Decompensated HF ... Endocrinopathies 2. ... #Management #Algorithm
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... stretched PFO or ASD
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
disease Caused by intrapulmonary ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... cardiac cycles after right ... atrial passage
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. ... Electrocardiogram, Consider right ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management