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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... and Left Atrial ... (a4c) Mitral ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... #Thrombus #a4c
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... #stenosis #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... stenosis, Prosthetic ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... spontaneous echo contrast ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #thrombus
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.
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
in arterial oxygenation ... lung disease Caused ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
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
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Prolonged Activated Partial ... deficiencies: Contact ... thrombin inhibitors ... #diagnosis #differential
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Photophobia) • Contact ... glaucoma • Is there partial ... • Hyphema • Contact ... Conjunctivitis #ocular #differential