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Large atrial septal defect on cardiac POCUS with an oddly satisfying bubble study.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
Large atrial septal ... defect on cardiac ... #Study #ASD #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Large
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
Large Atrial Septal Defect and clearly not a PFO. I want to personally thank all the
Large Atrial Septal ... Defect and clearly ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #ASD #Large #SeptalDefect
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
saline) in the right ... atrium in a patient ... with an ASD ... effect #washout #ASD ... #atrial #septal
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Absent a wave - Atrial ... Flutter waves - Atrial ... atrial myxoma, ... atrial myxoma ... regurgitation, atrial
Atrial septal defect

An ECG may show the “crochetage” pattern (92% specific)—a notch near the apex of
Atrial septal defect ... inferior limb leads Large ... notches signify a larger ... #Cardiology #Crochetage ... #Sign #ASD
Cardiac conducting system 
 - Sinoatrial (SA) node normally generates the action potential, i.e. the electrical
Cardiac conducting ... atrium (RA), travels ... to excite left atrium ... - Right bundle ... #Anatomy #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... and left atria, ... of the right and ... identify left atrial
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
diastole —> severe atrial ... this degree of atrial ... septum might look ... like asd in 4ch ... An ASD with atria
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Atrium - Differential ... Small secundum ASD ... #Atrium #RA #Differential ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble