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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
thrombus, LAA Thrombus ... Valve (Vegetation, Thrombus ... thrombus attributable ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... #diagnosis #differential
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
- Differential Diagnostic ... least common): Thrombus ... Arterial - Thrombus ... / Embolism: Cardiac ... (AF, LV hypo-/akinesis
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... of artefact vs thrombus ... the context of embolism ... very likely be thrombus ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... of artefact vs thrombus ... the context of embolism ... very likely be thrombus ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Anaesthesia Causes: thrombus ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... mainstay of initial management ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary embolus ... thrombus, RV systolic ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... identify left atrial thrombus ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... severe mitral stenosis ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... dysfunction or LV ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who was transferred in profound
Her working diagnoses ... scenario made the diagnosis ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac ... #A4C #MassivePE ... #Embolism #Thrombus