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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
, TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential #
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
Combination of diagnostic ... used to assess the ... ASD indicates atrial ... and RA, right atrial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
thrombus • Digoxin ... to exclude thrombus ... preferred • Direct thrombin ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
diastolic (during atrial ... cava; LA = left atrium ... (or thrombi); RV ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Atrial fibrillation ... - Usually the ... #Tachycardias #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial ... #Diagnosis #causes
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... Lesions #Hepatic #Ultrasound ... CT #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
ruptures and a thrombus ... plaque, causing partial ... plaque rupture and thrombus ... formation causes partial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
 -
Periarteritis of the ... claudication - Arterial ... osteosclerosis) - Right atrial ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Large Mobile Left Atrial ... Thrombus on Transesophageal ... #LA #TEE #Echocardiogram ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound ... #Cardiology #Clinical