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Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... most support her diagnosis ... artery filling ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... #clinical #ultrasound
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the absence of intrinsic ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... management #treatment #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease • Hepatic artery ... liver, Thrombosis, Emboli ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Into Two Types: 1. ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... emboli, and ocular ... : • + Clinical ... DIC • Septic emboli
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... Early transit of ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
a triad of: 1) ... decreased RBC transit ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... digital clubbing DIAGNOSIS ... #hepatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Occurs in ~1 ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... /amniotic embolism ... Spontaneous coronary artery
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... This post will focus ... /50 Rule (part 1) ... and second ribs.1