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ASE Ultrasonic Contrast Agents in Echocardiography
 - Intravenous Contrast Injection
 - Contrast Agents
 - Applications for
ASE Ultrasonic Contrast ... Applications for Ultrasound ... Contrast Agents ... #Ultrasound #Contrast ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
hepatobiliary phase • Contrast ... Enhanced Ultrasound ... #Contrast #CT # ... MRI #POCUS #radiology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Table 3. ... Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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intracellular gram negative ... history of bird contact ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
Candidates for Medical Treatment ... Hemodynamically stable ... comply with post-treatment ... cardiac activity on ultrasound
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
entirely positive or negative ... positive in aVR and negative ... This is in contrast ... Versus #ecg #ekg #cardiology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
specificity - Falsely negative ... disease) - May be negative ... HLA-DQ8 - High negative ... Reflects response to treatment ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... washout of the contrast ... Ivan_Echocardio #Negative ... #contrast #effect ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#pharmacology #treatment ... #medications #table ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Medical management of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

#Management #Cardiology #Medical #Treatment #Stable #Ischemic #HeartDisease #Algorithm
management of Stable ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Medical #Treatment ... #Stable #Ischemic