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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
anticoagulant (LA ... confirmed venous, arterial ... patient has an arterial ... APS #diagnosis #management ... #anticoagulation
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... atrial thrombus ... test for DM Atrial ... cardioversion 2. ... atrial occlusion
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... lung disease, left ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... ventricular septum 2) ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... right atrial passage ... • Arterial blood
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... + Systemic anticoagulation ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
tract, and often causes ... Superficial temporal artery ... Thrombosis and arterial ... retinopathy Lab ... vasculitis) - 2
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Arterial Line: ... cardiac output causes ... measurement using arterial ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
L shunt as RAP>LAP ... as atrial septum ... shifts left ... ASD, and later (after ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
the first 1 to 2 ... leukoencephalopathy (PML ... starting ART < 2 ... therapy (COAT TRIAL ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management