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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
in Right Atrium ... Diagnosis 1. ... to right shunt 2. ... #Right #Atrium ... #pocus #bubble
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Atrial flutter ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... 1 , 3:2, 4:3, etc ... #electrocardiogram
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... ventricle known as the bundle ... is ablation. 1 ... (Delta wave) 2 ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
relationship (2: ... 1 or 3:1 block) ... P and QRS • Atrial ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
- Mobitz Type 2 ... a Mobitz Type 2" ... independently of the atria ... Blocks #heart #heartblock ... #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
1. ... failure, and death. 2. ... Subepicardial atrial ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... #electrocardiogram
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
liver disease 2. ... Prolonged Activated Partial ... Supratherapeutic warfarin effect ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #coagulation
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
(Type 1) or anatomic ... shunt (Type 2) ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... management #treatment #hepatology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... clinical #pocus #a4c