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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
with and without contrast ... with and without contrast ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
after this event, CT ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... #Arterial #Clinical ... #Cardiology #A4c ... #Embolism
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... maybe consider contrast ... the context of embolism ... , cardiac MRI, CT ... #clinical #cardiology
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
material) was required ... Here is the cardiac ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right Atrium ... to right shunt 2. ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... spontaneous echo contrast ... (7) patient in atrial ... #cardiology #a4c
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
maybe consider contrast ... the context of embolism ... , cardiac MRI, CT ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... • Pulmonary embolus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB