39 results
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
venous origin of CE material ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
1. ... Don't trust the ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
atria and the ventricle ... is ablation. 1 ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
NSTEMI, STEMI 1 ... ruptures and a thrombus ... plaque rupture and thrombus ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Only EKG Book You'll
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
collapsed left ... left upper lobe #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
lateral view. ... The contour of the ... opposite #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Cheat Sheet 1) ... atria (e.g. ectopic ... Anterior (V3-4) • Lateral ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
collapsed lower ... right atrium. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RLL #Lobar #Collapse
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Large Mobile Left Atrial ... ECG: AF. ... #LA #TEE #Echocardiogram ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound #Cardiology ... #Clinical
Right upper lobe atelectasis
Findings:
1) triangular density
2) elevated right hilus
3) obliteration of the retrosternal clear space (arrow)
atelectasis Findings: 1) ... obliteration of the ... space (arrow) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RUL #Lobar #Collapse