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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... a diastolic septal ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... septum (fossa ovalis ... ) and the consequent ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #ultrasound
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
erythema nodosum (septal ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... (SVC/IVC occlusion ... coronary artery aneurysms ... #management #signs
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
, left heart disease ... of ventricular septum ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC ... #management #hepatology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
View RCM is a disease ... septum might look ... An ASD with atria ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... specific finding and ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
greater stroke risk and ... Thromboembolism V Vascular disease ... –74 (1 point) Sc ... AFib #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis ... #neurology #cardiology
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Hansen's Disease ... China, India, Nepal ... Infiltration of dermis & SC ... #Leprosy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
serial dilution ... , a pattern and ... other symptoms and ... or scleroderma (SSc ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
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 ... #management #cardiology