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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 ... #Septal #Defect ... #Contrast #a4c ... #clinical #pocus
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #ASD #Bubble #Contrast ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
) in the right atrium ... patient with an ASD ... #ASD #atrial #septal ... #defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... A defect in arterial ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Etiology: • Direct ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... identify left atrial ... test for DM Atrial ... cardioversion 2.
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... confirmed venous, arterial ... patient has an arterial ... APS #diagnosis #management
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Atrium - Differential ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #Atrium #RA #Differential ... #pocus #bubble
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Management Summary ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... abdominal CT scan with contrast ... palliatively with arterial ... RCC #Diagnosis #Management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
decade → peripheral/acral ... Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... 2 adenoma mass effect ... Pituitary MRI+contrast