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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... defect (Type 1) ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... clinical event ( ... occasions 12 weeks apart ... clinical event and ... APS #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... - the affected part ... reduces arterial ... appear in 1-2 days ... 1.
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
- A4C Pt sent to ... stopped after 1 ... serious causes such as ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #A4C #clinical
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... crystalloid: 20 ml.kg-1 ... repeat sample at 1- ... an appropriate critical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(1) Thickened ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinically be in ... #a4c #thrombus
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... AL Cardiac: • ... Persistent pleural effusions ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... differential #diagnosis #management