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Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... presents with 1 ... Pt has biventricular ... thickening and biatrial ... #S4C
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right Atrium ... Differential Diagnosis 1. ... ASD or PFO with left ... echocardiogram #s4c
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
lung disease, left ... thromboembolism) 1) ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... ventricular hypertrophy ... Cardioversion 1. ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular ... Thrombus Arterial ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... presents with 1 ... Pt has biventricular ... thickening and biatrial ... #A4C
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
material) was required ... Here is the cardiac ... The RV is on the left ... see it in right ventricular ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... 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
1. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
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