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Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... most support her diagnosis ... artery filling defect ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... #a4c #mcconnells
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... window shown) with dilated ... McConnell's sign, and ... #A4c #clinical
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Etiology and ... Etiology: • Direct ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #diagnosis #differential
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
- Differential Diagnosis ... 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
pulmonary hypertension ... Early transit of bubbles ... In addition to dilated ... stretched PFO or ASD ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
- Summary 1. ... Differential Diagnosis ... ., familial or dilated ... • Pulmonary embolus ... months before 1°
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Hypertension: 1/ ... → cardiomyopathy ... may present with pulmonary ... ) are directly related ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: 1. ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... activation → IL-1 ... • Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Occurs in ~1 ... : - Haiti (1 ... - Nigeria (1 ... symptoms resulting in delayed ... /amniotic embolism
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
A gamma camera detects ... significantly worse on echocardiogram ... Acute pulmonary ... embolism Acute ... or greater than 1