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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... ) Mitral stenosis ... of underlying cardiac ... #a4c #Echocardiogram
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot ... elevation of acute pericarditis ... DrRajeshG1 #Pericardial ... effusion #clot #thrombus ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
) - Autoimmune pericarditis ... Leading to Mitral ... Thrombus. ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... Recurrent MI Pericarditis
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Also had medial mitral ... restrictive inflow mitral ... clinical #cardiology #s4C
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute Pericarditis ... Infectious; Viral ... injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... leakage into pericardial
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... circumferential pericardial ... of constrictive pericarditis ... , (B) a septal mitral ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
• Full Set of Vital ... > Constrictive pericarditis ... , Pericardial Tamponade ... Cardiac surgery? ... Management #Summary #criticalcare
Cardiac Masses - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Myxoma
 • Papillary Fibroelastoma
 • Rhabdomyoma
 • Fibroma
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Cardiac Masses - ... Hemangioma • Thrombus ... Lipoma • Pericardial ... - Tumefactive mitral ... Most common mass: thrombus
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
infarction, following cardiac ... severe aortic or mitral ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... , constrictive pericarditis ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... identify left atrial thrombus ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... Moderate or severe mitral