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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... to right shunt 2. ... IVC hampering RA ... altering flow in RA ... Right #Atrium #RA
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic ... uncommon - 1 to 2% ... MCTD, Lupus, GPA, RA ... may have false negative
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
arthritis (RA) ... ANAs; thus, a negative ... • In contrast ... frozen serum (2) ... features suggest RA
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... OLIGOARTHRITIS • 2- ... aureus • Gram-negative ... Symmetrical: • RA ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
bubbles = PFO 2. ... other) causing ⬆️ RA ... PFO or ASD, and later ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary