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

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... Echocardiogram with Contrast ... (a4c) An elderly ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Contrast #a4c
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial #septal ... #a4c #clinical
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... of the contrast ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #ASD #atrial #septal ... #defect #a4c #Echocardiogram
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... , 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
the ST with the septum ... initial ST-papilla contact ... the anatomy - PAD ... gastroenterology #management ... #diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
of ventricular septum ... mPAP > 25mmHg, PVR ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... #management #hepatology
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
people do not contract ... China, India, Nepal ... factors: Close contact ... Disease #Leprosy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... shoe size, ↑ heel-pad ... Pituitary MRI+contrast ... Management: ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fever, cough, chills ... : • Direct fungal ... Isolated fever • Septic ... • Meningitis, septic ... #Management #Infections