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Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #thrombus
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, ... maybe consider contrast ... #A4C #clinical
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... Cardioversion 1. ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Differential Diagnosis 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... >LAP as atrial septum ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... , 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC)
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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• Onset Hours Cardio ... people) = 4.5 Gy. 1 ... prognosis • ALC ... lethal - MH/CCF ... Toxicity #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
- Summary 1. ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... timing with Cardio-OB ... months before 1° ... Serial TTE and close
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
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
- Transfusion Cardiac ... patients with CHF ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... 2,000,000, HTLV 1 ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management