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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 #ASD #Bubble ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #shunting
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Stankovic, MD, PhD ... atrial #septal # ... defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Mitral Regurgitation ... primary mitral regurgitation ... muscle injury: Direct ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... (chronic lung disease ... , left heart disease ... Peak tricuspid regurgitation ... of ventricular septum
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physiologic Causes ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... coronary heart disease ... #cardiology
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... are identified as ... will correctly diagnose ... it has a narrow focus ... Calculation #Table #PPV
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
valve with severe regurgitation ... Thickening, retraction and ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... you see on this SC ... could pinpoint the cause ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
septal tricuspid ... torrential tricuspid regurgitation ... Carcinoid #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Proves cause-effect ... Sensitivity (rule ... Higher sensitivity ... but not on the causal ... #calculations #diagnosis