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Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm on Echocardiogram

1 year old child with rapidly worsening dyspnea. No murmur.
This was
Right Atrial Appendage ... Echocardiogram 1 ... cardiac surgery ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
Influenza virus Clinical ... preceded by a 1 ... bronchiolitis • Trial ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... Management #Peds #Pediatrics
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... and Hypotension 1. ... View 2. ... DVT depending on clinical ... #Protocol #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: 1. ... Clinical suspicion ... 2. ... activation → IL-1 ... disproportionate atrial
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... months before 1° ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Colorized POCUS of a plethoric IVC in cardiac tamponade

To correctly identify the IVC you must visualize
plethoric IVC in cardiac ... the following: (1) ... distal IVC [blue] (2) ... with the right atrium ... Plethoric #Labeled #clinical
Wernicke's Encephalopathy 
CLINICAL TRIAD: only seen in 1/4 pts 
W.E. is often under diagnosed 
1. ENCEPHALOPATHY
Encephalopathy CLINICAL ... in 1/4 pts W.E ... 1. ... have decr LOC 2. ... , hypothermia, cardiac
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
common causes (see 2- ... dantrolene and cardiac ... boluses 10 ml.kg-1 ... INVESTIGATIONS Arterial ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis