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Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... effect = a washout ... #contrast #effect ... defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #pocus
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Septal #Defect ... #Contrast #a4c ... #clinical #pocus
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... you close the defect ... #septal #defect ... #ASD #Bubble #Contrast ... #pocus #shunting
Ventricular Septal Defect on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#VSD #Ventricular #Septal #Defect #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Ventricular Septal Defect ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ventricular #Septal #Defect ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right ... Small secundum ASD ... #Contrast #Effect ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
studies Clinical Trial ... its effects measured ... Proves cause-effect ... values are: +1 = perfect ... correlation, -1 = perfect
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
structures will reflect ... Contrast material ... Contrast can’t get ... , masses will take ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
shoe size, ↑ heel-pad ... decade → peripheral/acral ... 2 adenoma mass effect ... Pituitary MRI+contrast ... or refractory cases
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Chondroma - MSK Radiology ... although isointense relative ... Case description ... • Post-contrast ... symptoms due to mass effect
Arterial Line - Pulse Pressure Variation (PPV)
Pressure Variation (PPV) represents an interaction between lungs and heart.
Arterial Line - ... between lungs and ... causes stroke volume ... kg (consistent effect ... interacting) In contrast