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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
or PFO with left ... to right shunt 2. ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential #
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... cardioversion 2. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
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 ... septum shifts left ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
the image on the left ... be high in the differential ... diagnostic list ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
• L: Left Ventricular ... segment • Epsilon #clinical ... #diagnosis waves ... Clinical Utility ... #cardiology #differential
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... not seen on a CXR ... .2 With multiple ... #Radiology #CTChest