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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... Options Balloon Pulmonary-Artery ... Used to reduce pulmonary-artery ... Goal: prevent pulmonary-artery
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
right heart thrombus ... , parasternal long ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... thrombus • Digoxin ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... • Left sided > Right ... than 5 to 7 days after
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
chest performed after ... administration of contrast material ... Right hilar, carinal ... biopsy confirmed a diagnosis ... NEJM #clinical #radiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... • Left sided > Right ... than 5 to 7 days after
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... improved to 90% after ... Pulmonary Contusion ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary