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Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
with a history of hypertension ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... should be done): 1. ... and signs of end-organ ... Stage 2 hypertension ... Vascular: Renal artery
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
artery pressure ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... artery diameter ... ventricular septum 2)
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Signs: 50% pts, ... : 1/2 paroxysmal ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... may present with pulmonary ... and alpha-2 adrenoceptors
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
1. ... main coronary artery ... death. 2. ... Subepicardial atrial ... cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Diagnosis 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
at (or 40-60 ms after ... 2 mm ST elevation ... V2 • Wellens sign ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Proteinuria (e.g ... Urine Dipstick ≥2+ ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
pulmonary hypertension ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... , and later (after ... clinical #pocus #a4c