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Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Arterial Embolization ... Mina Iskander MD, MSc ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology #A4c
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... clinical #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... identify left atrial ... cardioversion 2.
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #thrombus
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... hypertension? ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... ARBs • ICD: Many
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... days before Pulmonary ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
- ↓ Effective arterial ... Treatments: • Calcium 2- ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... 10U reg IV + 1-2 ... Terbutaline 7 µg/kg SC
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
- Cardiac arrhythmias ... (e.g., atrial fibrillation ... cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... 2. ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis