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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
diastole —> severe atrial ... this degree of atrial ... late RCM as LV dysfunction ... mistake to avoid: atrial ... An ASD with atria
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... attachment to the inter-atrial ... RV dilatation dysfunction ... @EduPOCUS #atrial ... clinical #cardiology #s4c
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation ... near-syncope, syncope. 1. ... Endocrinopathies 2. ... Anticoagulation #Atrial ... Cardiology #Management #Algorithm
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left atrium ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... dilated #left #atrium ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... Differential Diagnosis 1. ... to right shunt 2. ... Effect #Right #Atrium ... #pocus #bubble
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... indication of AC ... CARP, DECREASE V trials
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (3) RV dysfunction ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Atrial Flutter ... . 150+/-20, 2:1. ... #wide #narrow #algorithm
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... dilated and probably dysfunctional ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
and lactate > 2 ... accounts for > 1/ ... /hypofunction. ... antibiotics within 1 ... Serial boluses 250cc