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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Embolism ... • Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... fibrillation - Left ... ) - Myxoma
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left ... Atrial Myxoma on ... was degenerated LA ... #Degenerated #Atrial ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial
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 Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
Left Atrial Appendage ... DrRajeshG1 #Left ... #Atrial #Appendage ... #Myxoma #LAA #clinical ... echocardiogram #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... night sweats, fever ... • Left sided > Right ... heart failure • Left
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 ... Atelectasis, Pulmonary Embolism ... UnremarkableLab #AA ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... night sweats, fever ... • Left sided > Right ... heart failure • Left
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