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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 ... Echocardiogram ... #ASD #Bubble #Contrast ... #a4c #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
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. ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
- 1. ... (VSD) 2. ... along with concave Pulmonary ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
a gas exchange disorder ... (Type 1) or anatomic ... shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... #clinical #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders ... And Proteinuria (e.g ... Urine Dipstick ≥2+ ... ), pulmonary edema ... diagnosis so have high clinical
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Summary Group of disorders ... Clinical suspicion ... 2. ... LVH, low-voltage EKG ... • Echocardiogram
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
• In contrast ... frozen serum (2) ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... metabolic or endocrine disorders ... ANA and RF (if clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Hypertensive disorders ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology