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Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... saline) in the right ... defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Diagnosis 1. ... shunt 2. ... #Right #Atrium ... #pocus #bubble
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- 1 to 2% of patients ... with pulmonary ... may have false negative ... Might likely have ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... Early transit of bubbles ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... cardiac cycles after right ... atrial passage ... gas (ABC) analysis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology