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d-Transposition of the Great Arteries
 • Anatomy
 • Epidemiology
 • Associated Lesions
 • Pathophysiology/Presentation
 • Classic
d-Transposition of the ... • Anatomy • Epidemiology ... • Timing for arterial ... switch • Arterial ... #diagnosis #management
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
arterial pressure ... contraction in atrial ... in RA pressure (atrial ... systole + passive atrial ... filling in atrial
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... and left atria, ... atrial thrombus ... atrial occlusion ... #management #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Left Atrium - Most ... left atrium. - ... Left atrial appendage ... left atrium results ... #Anatomy #Radiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... Microbubbles appear in left ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
arterial hypertension ... lung disease, left ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure, Pulmonary ... #management #hepatology
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Approach to the ... Gradient • Right to Left ... Shunt - Anatomic ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #differential #diagnosis
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
lower lobe arteries ... pulmonary veins ... left atrium, which ... pulmonary arteries ... #Anatomy #Radiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
regurgitation) Diagnosis ... • TTE with Doppler ... thromboembolic material ... Thrombi Removal → Left ... #management
ASE Recommendations for Quantification Methods During the Performance of a Pediatric Echocardiogram
 - Left Atrium
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Methods During the ... Atrium - Atrioventricular ... Right Ventricle - Pulmonary ... Aorta - Coronary Arteries ... Quantification #Methods #POCUS