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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
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Prolonged Activated Partial ... Supratherapeutic warfarin effect ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology #coagulation
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
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include : 1. ... filling of tube) 2. ... Supratherapeutic warfarin effect ... #differential #
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
thromboembolism) 1) ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... ventricular septum 2) ... : PATENT-1 study ... #management #hepatology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... is ablation. 1 ... (Delta wave) 2 ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Major + 1 Minor ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential #
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
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 ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG 1. ... failure, and death. 2. ... Subepicardial atrial ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... #leadAVR #ecg #electrocardiogram