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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Venous disease (SVC ... /IVC occlusion, ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Complex Pericardial ... Echocardiogram ... IVC plethoric. ... Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac ... #PLAX #clinical
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Complex Pericardial ... Echocardiogram ... IVC plethoric. ... Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac ... #A4C #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
the patient’s complete ... tests before beginning ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... #typeb #classification
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... intrapulmonary vascular ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... HPS features - Complete
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... activity of factor X, vascular ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... or dilated) • Valvular ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... and relief of IVC ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... status NTM Cause ... grp IV): Pulmonary ... /Other RGM • Cardiac ... Avium Complex (MAC
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
→ L superior cardinal ... unroofed CS → R SVC ... rarely absent →Cause ... CoronarySinus #clinical ... #pocus #psax
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
encounter challenging cardiac ... chest showed the diagnosis ... repaired after couple ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram