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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #cardiology #clinical ... #pocus #bubble
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... , h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram - Apical ... presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
sinus rhythm... 1. ... 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
as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... , 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... blood gas (ABC)
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... clinical suspicion 2. ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ankle swelling. 2. ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... CXR congestion. 2. ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
BENNETT FRACTURE 
Bennett fracture is an intraarticular two-part fracture of the ulnar side of the base
• Mechanism: Axial ... consult: No, if <1 ... displacement; Yes, if >1 ... within the next 2- ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... #a4c #thrombus