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Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... large pericardial effusion ... Cardiac #POCUS #clinical
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... large pericardial effusion ... Cardiac #POCUS #clinical
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Persistent pleural effusions ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... - Diagnosis and ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... blood gas (ABC) ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... Small secundum ASD ... #cardiology #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
hepatopulmonary syndrome ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry ... gland) biopsy • Ocular ... salivary ducts Clinical ... thickening or effusion ... PE, Pulmonary amyloidosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... initiation Clinical ... infiltrates, pleural effusions ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular