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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Small secundum ASD ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus ... #bubble
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... saline) in the right ... patient with an ASD ... #washout #ASD # ... #pocus
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
negative in I + ... This is in contrast ... RBBB, where the right ... #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
study, in a patient ... pulmonary hypertension ... Early transit of bubbles ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
• Malignancy (e.g ... patients with pulmonary ... may have false negative ... Might likely have ... #cardiology
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
immunosuppression, close contact ... right paratracheal ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #RHS ... #Differential #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... • Left sided > Right
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aureus, Coagulase-negative ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... • Left sided > Right
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... have achieved negative ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment