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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... Intracardiac Right to Left ... Defect ** • Atrial ... Pulmonary Right to Left
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... seen a left atrium ... LA diameter > 7 ... #Atrial #Enlargement ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS
Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) by 2D TTE within large pericardial effusion

Dr. Denisa Muraru @denisamuraru

#LAA #left #atrial
Left Atrial Appendage ... (LAA) by 2D TTE ... #left #atrial # ... clinical #cardiology #pocus ... #effusion
Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) on 3D TTE within large pericardial effusion

Dr. Denisa Muraru @denisamuraru

#LAA #left #atrial
Left Atrial Appendage ... (LAA) on 3D TTE ... #left #atrial # ... clinical #cardiology #pocus ... #effusion
Watchman Closure Device - Intraoperative View
Ever wonder what a Watchman looks like inside the left atrial
Closure Device - Intraoperative ... View Ever wonder ... like inside the left ... atrial appendage ... #clinical #video
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... upright position • Hypoxemia ... Microbubbles appear in left ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Room Air + Sea Level ... Gradient • Right to Left ... UnremarkableLab #AA ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #pulmonary #Hypoxia
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
-> focus on improving ... perfusion - ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... - Sepsis - Bacterial ... ’s • Reduced Arterial
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
with end-stage liver ... L shunt as RAP>LAP ... as atrial septum ... shifts left ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus