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Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... (a4c) An elderly ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Septal #Defect ... #a4c #clinical
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
Echocardiogram (a4c ... you close the defect ... #septal #defect ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #shunting
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
effect = a washout ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #effect #washout ... #defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... diffusion-perfusion defect ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... blood gas (ABC) ... • Oxygenation defect
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right ... #Effect #Right ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
vasoconstricting effect ... endothelin - Effect ... metabolism - Effect ... proliferation - Effect ... independent of NO - Effect
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Complete AV Canal Defect ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Complete #AVCanal #Defect ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... decade → peripheral/acral ... 2 adenoma mass effect ... Pituitary MRI+contrast
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Recent PCI/stenting ... medical and surgical management ... for select patients ... stratification #diagnosis