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

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... (ASD) with Shunting ... (a4c) An elderly ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #a4c #clinical
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
Echocardiogram (a4c ... #septal #defect ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #shunting
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome: Intrapulmonary shunting is most commonly demonstrated by contrast TTE when
Echocardiogram (A4C ... demonstrated by contrast ... visualized in the left atrium ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #hepatology #clinical
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
) in the right atrium ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #septal #defect ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... resolution of symptoms
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... - Differential ... Diagnosis 1. ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Diagnosis: • ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
erythema nodosum (septal ... Venous disease (SVC ... (Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential ... #signs #symptoms
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
microscopy and serial ... context of other symptoms ... likely it will be clinically ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #differential
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
hepatopulmonary syndrome ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary