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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
based on TTE, TEE, CT ... or MRI Minor: ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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endemic areas - 1- ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... : - MRI is modality ... involvement - CT ... RIPE therapy for 2
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... #management #cardiology
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
performed (Video 1) ... airway lumen (Video 2) ... A diagnosis of laryngocele ... #NEJM #clinical ... #CT #laryngocele
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... dysfunction or LV ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
pulmonary hypertension ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
clinical judgement ... /50 Rule (part 1) ... second ribs.1 ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... seen on a CXR.2