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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... - Most Common Cause ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Cause Injury By ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... cause injury by ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
after this event, CT ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... Arterial #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... have lung septic emboli ... (see CT cor image ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
strain related to pulmonary ... embolism, but could ... acute chest in pts ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
cancer (10%–12%) & hematologic ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c #3d
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... What are the next POCUS ... the context of embolism ... MRI, CT TAP are ... #clinical #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary