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Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... (a4c) It belongs ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting
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 #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... In addition to dilated ... stretched PFO or ASD ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Major + 1 Minor ... Criteria) OR (2 ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
Demographics: - F:M, 2: ... 1 - Bimodal age ... tachyarrhythmias, dilated ... cardiomyopathy ... Polymyositis #PM #Diagnosis
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy: ... Biventricular dilated ... cardiomyopathy ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
Site of Block: Delayed ... - Mobitz Type 2 ... a Mobitz Type 2" ... - "If your P's and ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Hypertension: 1/ ... → cardiomyopathy ... ) are directly related ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1 ... and alpha-2 adrenoceptors
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
- Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... ., familial or dilated ... months before 1°
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: 1. ... Clinical suspicion 2. ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... activation → IL-1 ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram