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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
circumferential pericardial effusion ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... , 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... blood gas (ABC) ... Positive findings on contrast-enhanced
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
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. ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
people do not contract ... China, India, Nepal ... Infiltration of dermis & SC ... #Leprosy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
of ventricular septum ... 2) DIAGNOSE - ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC ... #management #hepatology
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
A2 Age ≥ 75 (2 ... Thromboembolism V Vascular disease ... –74 (1 point) Sc ... AFib #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis ... #neurology #cardiology
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 ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
end-stage liver disease ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... spontaneous echo contrast ... (7) patient in atrial ... #a4c #thrombus