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Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Echocardiogram - S4C ... Final diagnosis-left ... atrial myxoma. ... #S4C
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... #Embolism #diagnosis
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 ... #management #hepatology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... 1. ... ASD or PFO with left ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... for definitive management ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Cardioversion 1. ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... Microbubbles appear in left ... heart 3-6 cardiac ... gas (ABC) analysis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... : • New cardiac ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Point of Care Ultrasound ... quickly (30-90 sec ... CO during a 15 sec ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... comparison #challenges #management
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 ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis