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Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Causes of Cyanosis ... Septal Defect ... Arteriosus • Atrial ... Septal Defect ... #Algorithm #Causes
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #septal #defect ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #shunting
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #septal #defect ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
for POCUS / FoCUS ... for an alcohol septal ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
commonest congenital cause ... associated with an atrial ... septal defect. ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... #a4c
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... angiogenic factors + oxidative ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis