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Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Embolism with IVC ... most support her diagnosis ... demonstrate an IVC ... Pulmonary #Embolism #IVC ... #echocardiogram
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 ... (SVC/IVC occlusion ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
) Diagnosis: ... • Molecular Tests ... Funduscopic Exam • CVC ... • Infectious Diseases ... Consults • Echocardiogram
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Clinical ... syndrome (involvement IVC ... express Laboratory tests ... Carcinoma #RCC #Diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... identify left atrial thrombus ... serum creatinine, test ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... portal vein and IVC ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac ... Veno-occlusive disease
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
or dilated) • Valvular ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... and relief of IVC ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
intrapulmonary vascular ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... 10 minutes of rest ... Intra-pulmonary vascular
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... the extent of disease ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... activity of factor X, vascular ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... others: AV blocks, PVC ... aneurysm), mural thrombi ... Confirmatory Tests ... and immunoblot (TESA