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FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade ... - Torn atrial appendage ... Sacramento, CA #Clinical ... Trauma #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm on Echocardiogram

1 year old child with rapidly worsening dyspnea. No murmur.
This was
Right Atrial Appendage ... Aneurysm on Echocardiogram ... in a pediatric cardiac ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #clinical
Left Atrial Appendage Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
Left Atrial Appendage ... extremely rare case ... #Appendage #Myxoma ... #LAA #clinical ... #echocardiogram
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
In many cases we ... be difficult to say ... appendage (in purple ... Enlargement will cause ... #Ventricle #Cardiac
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac ... causes including
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... frequently benign causes ... syncope (ruling out differential ... should be guided by clinical ... The treatment strategy
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
when the natural cardiac ... sinoatrial node (SA ... athletes and rarely causes ... symptoms or requires treatment ... #Clinical #MedStudent
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... capture of the atria ... may not occur Differential ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... more intensive treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... Cardiac arrhythmia ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... #diagnosis #differential