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Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left ... Echocardiogram (PLAX) A 68-year-old ... Final diagnosis ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Left Ventricular Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

25 year old female presented with worsening dyspnoea on effort and
Left Ventricular ... Myxoma on POCUS ... Echocardiogram 25 year ... #Ventricular #Cardiac ... #Myxoma #LV #POCUS
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Causes - Rule out Left-Sided ... • Diffuse Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... He had no chest ... aortic root, and left ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... verrucous) • Lung ... Sacks) • Atrial myxoma ... : • New cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Radiography of the chest ... revealed a cardiac ... lung. ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Radiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... neuropathy or cardiac ... (pain/abnormal LFT
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... pain, near-syncope ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... , verrucous) - Lung ... Sacks) • Atrial myxoma ... : • New cardiac ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis