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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... (a4c) Mitral ... #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
significantly positive ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Regurgitation • Mitral ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... thrombus • Digoxin ... Moderate or severe mitral ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... (5) Layered clot ... (7) patient in atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign on POCUS ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... strain related to pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Blood cultures are positive ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... cases Culture Positive ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
with overlying thrombus ... ventricles and marked atria ... muscles leading to mitral ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... Vital signs: BP ... Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... #Radiology #CTChest