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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... with acute onset atrial ... left atrium & poor ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Atrial ... #cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
saline) in the right ... atrium in a patient ... #washout #ASD #atrial ... septal #defect #a4c ... #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... and left atria, ... identify left atrial ... test for DM Atrial
Right Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (S4C)

Yet another right heart thrombus

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Right #Atrial #Thrombus
Right Atrial Thrombus ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... • Mitral Stenosis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Atrioesophageal Fistula on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Spontaneously appearing microbubbles during coughing. 
Left: normal breathing  Right: during coughing

Ivan
normal breathing Right ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Embolism The sensitivity ... common finding) • Atrial ... also a result of atrial ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
atrial pressure ... diastole): lost in atrial ... to disorganized atrial ... obtained for LEFT atrial ... regurgitation).
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left atrium ... Mitral valve doesn ... dilated #left #atrium ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus