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Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
) A 68-year-old ... shortness of breath and ... Final diagnosis ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
to a 92-year old ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... #atrium #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... left atria, the ... Cardioversion 1. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... Microbubbles appear in left ... heart 3-6 cardiac ... blood gas (ABC) ... #management #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... algorithm to determine ... echo in the last year ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... or PFO with left ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... timing with Cardio-OB ... months before 1° ... Serial TTE and close ... #treatment
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
>LAP as atrial septum ... shifts left ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #a4c #intrapulmonary