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Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... 3° and Type 1 2° ... °, and Type II 2° ... #cardiology
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 ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Diagnosis 1. ... to right shunt 2. ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
size, Right atrial ... Flattening of ventricular ... septum 2) DIAGNOSE ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Atrial flutter ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Intracardiac Septal ... Diagnosis - 4 separate ... LV Clot Case 2: ... Echocardiogram #clinical #a4c ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
ST Segment: • Septal ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Septal Rupture: ... and Rvol ≥ 30 mL ... ) • May need contrast ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
on this saline contrast ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... 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 ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Genital