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Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Echocardiogram - S4C ... Final diagnosis-left ... atrial myxoma. ... #S4C
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... ASD or PFO with left ... to right shunt 2. ... Effect #Right #Atrium ... echocardiogram #s4c
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... atria, the size ... atrial thrombus ... atrial occlusion ... #management #cardiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
lung disease, left ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... ventricular septum 2) ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... for definitive management ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Microbubbles appear in left ... heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC)
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
bubbles = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Point of Care Ultrasound ... quickly (30-90 sec ... CO during a 15 sec ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... comparison #challenges #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... indication of AC ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis