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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... #S4C
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
on this saline contrast ... 1. ... >LAP as atrial septum ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
erythema nodosum (septal ... Vascular Disease: Arterial ... Venous disease (SVC ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... coronary artery aneurysms
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... spontaneous echo contrast ... (7) patient in atrial ... #a4c #thrombus
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Diagnosis Framework ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... tumor embolism Septic
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... maybe consider contrast ... are not POCUS: serial ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
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 ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis