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ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... previously undiagnosed ASD ... septal #defect #ASD ... #Bubble #Contrast ... #pocus #shunting
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Small secundum ASD ... or PFO with left ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Sequence - T1 is for anatomy ... Since it’s anatomic ... gradient is for metaland ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology ... Neuroradiology #diagnosis
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
• Typically ↑ mitral ... expands (instead of contracts ... ) • May need contrast ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
indirect chest wall ... especially inferior wall ... Congenital: MV clefts ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Echocardiogram (a4c ... Mitral valve doesn ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Often one of the most challenging
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C ... Anatomy on POCUS ... exclude the left ... #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ball ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology
Ventricular Outpouchings - Differential Diagnosis
Recess has narrow neck and does not reach half of myocardial wall
Outpouchings - Differential ... Diagnosis Recess ... coated by thinned vital ... during systole, it contracts ... #aneurysm #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Early transit of bubbles ... shifts left ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary