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On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Left Atrium - Most ... atrium. - Left ... atrial appendage ... atrium results ... #Anatomy #Radiology
Cardiac conducting system 
 - Sinoatrial (SA) node normally generates the action potential, i.e. the electrical
Cardiac conducting ... excites the right atrium ... atrium (LA) ... #Anatomy #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... atria, the size ... atrial thrombus ... atrial occlusion
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart ... #S4C
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... Differential Diagnosis 1. ... ASD or PFO with left ... Effect #Right #Atrium ... echocardiogram #s4c
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
lung disease, left ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... or anatomic shunt ... Microbubbles appear in left ... heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... Echocardiogram (1) ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... #a4c #thrombus
Bullet Embolization in the Right Ventricle on POCUS Echocardiogram
22M s/p GSW to left mid-abdomen. Positive FAST
22M s/p GSW to left ... out this apical cardiac ... embolization to the right heart ... UAB Emergency Ultrasound ... #s4c #trauma
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 ... medical and surgical management