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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left Atrial ... with severe MR ... #clinical #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Starts exercise ... #Myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A4C
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Starts exercise ... #Myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #S4C
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
myxoma on POCUS ... attachment to the inter-atrial ... #myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c
Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram

RA Myxoma. Preop MRI tissue characterization suggested clot !!! When surgically removed there
Atrial Myxoma on ... Preop MRI tissue ... DrRajeshG1 #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #s4c
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
: WPW, ectopic atrial ... safe #, but >500 DANGER ... - Short QT <300 ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology