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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
, (B) a septal mitral ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Echocardiogram (a4c ... Mitral valve doesn ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #left #atrium #a4c
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
tissue perfusion 2. ... severe aortic or mitral ... , constrictive pericarditis ... #management #criticalcare ... #differential
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... stretched PFO or ASD ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... depression Pericarditis ... elevation seen > 2 ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... cardioversion 2. ... Moderate or severe mitral ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
the first 1 to 2 ... tuberculoma meningitis, pericarditis ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... starting ART < 2 ... #Diagnosis #Management