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

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
septal defect on cardiac ... satisfying bubble ... #Study #ASD #Atrial ... #SeptalDefect # ... Clinical #Cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
1. aVR: Is the ... yes, then VT. 2. ... Bundle-branch morphology ... morphology in V1 and ... Interpretation #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
murmur (grade 2/ ... An electrocardiogram ... clinical #doppler #radiology ... #NEJM #mitral # ... stenosis #cardio
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ankle swelling. 2. ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2. ... Consider cardiac ... Other: Electrocardiogram
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Differential Diagnosis 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
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... : bundle branch ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2.
Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
An electrocardiogram ... showed sinus tachycardia ... Video 1). ... Video 2). ... #NEJM #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
cardiomyopathy • Tachycardia-induced ... Nonspecific: sinus tachycardia ... on the electrocardiogram ... congestion on a CXR ... experience recovery of cardiac