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Large atrial septal defect on cardiac POCUS with an oddly satisfying bubble study.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
Large atrial septal ... defect on cardiac ... oddly satisfying bubble ... #Study #ASD #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Cardiac Valve Replacement ... monotherapy (2017 AHA/ACC ... patients with chronic atrial ... valve (2017 AHA/ACC ... #Management #Cardiology
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
high voltage Cardiac ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... may be severe and ... especially with AC ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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• Onset Hours Cardio ... at 48 hours • ALC ... prognosis • ALC ... lethal - MH/CCF ... Toxicity #diagnosis #management
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(1) Thickened and ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinically be in CHF ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Management Summary ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... SpO2 > 88% • Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... May have typical HF ... timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... PMHx recent CHF, ... are not POCUS: serial ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC ... indication of AC ... surgical management