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Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... (ASD) with Shunting ... with dyspnea - ASD ... Septal #Defect #ASD ... #pocus #bubble #
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... previously undiagnosed ASD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... septal #defect #ASD ... #Bubble #Contrast
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... 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 ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
attributable to acute ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Major + 1 Minor ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Echocardiogram (a4c ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
common in APL (2- ... • Triggers: ATRA ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... symptoms, or> 1 ... Moderate > 2/3 and
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... indication of AC ... days before Pulmonary ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis