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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right ... Small secundum ASD ... #RA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
saline) in the right ... patient with an ASD ... #washout #ASD # ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
Combination of diagnostic ... ASD indicates atrial ... septal defect; ... RA, right atrial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Diagnosis Framework ... MCTD, Lupus, GPA, RA ... may have false negative ... Might likely have ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Etiology: • Direct ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential # ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... • Left sided > Right ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
one post op Cardiology ... Recent PCI/stenting ... risk Chest X-ray ... management for select ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Differential Diagnosis ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... • Left sided > Right ... #Diagnosis #cardiology