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Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... Ivan_Echocardio #Atrial ... #ASD #Echocardiogram ... Contrast #a4c #clinical ... #pocus #bubble
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... Have you ever ... diameter > 7 cm and ... officialdrk12 #Left #Atrial ... #Clinical #POCUS
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
in arterial oxygenation ... absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
Echocardiogram ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #septal #defect ... #a4c #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Large Atrial Septal Defect and clearly not a PFO. I want to personally thank all the
Large Atrial Septal ... Defect and clearly ... jchristianfox #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Room Air + Sea Level ... • Diffusion Defect ... , Interstitial Lung ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #pulmonary #Hypoxia
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
760 mm Hg at sea level ... reversible diffusion defects ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... shunting (eg, atrial ... ventricular septal defects
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
#washout #ASD # ... atrial #septal # ... defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
arterial hypertension ... causes (chronic lung ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular size, Right atrial
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Pulmonary arterial ... arterial hypertension ... and/or hypoxia ... Interstitial lung