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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential #
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... : - Atrial thrombus ... - atrial fibrillation ... septic emboli) - Myxoma
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Diagnosis - Absent ... fibrillation, sinus ... myxoma, pulmonary ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Moderate or severe mitral ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac Masses - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Myxoma
 • Papillary Fibroelastoma
 • Rhabdomyoma
 • Fibroma
 •
Differential Diagnosis ... Framework • Myxoma ... Hemangioma • Thrombus ... - Tumefactive mitral ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... fibrillation :) ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) 48 year old woman ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Hypertension, LV ... fibrillation ... #differential # ... cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... fibrillation/flutter ... heart failure • Mitral ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #