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Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
WPW - delta wave and ... leads, LVH, LAE, giant ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Major + 1 Minor ... Criteria) OR (2 ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
height of QRS in 2 ... upsloping ST dep and ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI ... Interpretation #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
2 mm ST elevation ... with R/S ratio > 1 ... Sgarbossa criterion 2 ... EKG #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
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
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG 1. ... death. 2. ... ST elevation: Differential ... #leadAVR #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 1 – In an initiating phase, there is lung alveolar
pulmonary fibrosis. 1 ... bind the Arg-Gly-Asp ... activation. 2 – ... conditions, fibroblasts differentiate ... AEC = alveolar epithelial
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Myocarditis 1. ... vaccinia virus 2. ... infection-negative giant ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... stretched PFO or ASD ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology