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Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
atrium on Echocardiogram ... idiopathic. 2. ... #atrium #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Atrial flutter ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
1. ... failure, and death. 2. ... Subepicardial atrial ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... #differential #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
x 10 Rhythm (1) ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... 360 ms: ↑ca - Long ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... - Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
in Right Atrium ... ASD or PFO with left ... to right shunt 2. ... #Right #Atrium ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
disease Caused ... (Type 1) or anatomic ... shunt (Type 2) ... Microbubbles appear in left ... cycles after right atrial
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
the OR in under 1 ... aortic root, and left ... atrium should roughly ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
annular plane into left ... atrium. ... muscle injury: Direct ... MR from dilated LA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology