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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... The classic triad ... have claimed that POCUS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Abdominal
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
see above that atrial ... the aortic valve closes ... backup of pressure (aorta ... #Pathophys #Cardiology ... Pressures #Phonogram #Electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Acute Pulmonary Embolism ... evaluating for other causes ... also a result of atrial ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Left Atrial Appendage Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
Left Atrial Appendage ... extremely rare case ... DrRajeshG1 #Left #Atrial ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... See thread for POCUS ... seen in 34% of cases ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Arrhythmia (MAA ... the diagnosis of MAA ... dominant pacemaker focus ... wap #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
) & RA or both atria ... rarely absent →Cause ... of systemic embolism ... CoronarySinus #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus