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Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... LA diameter > 7 ... officialdrk12 #Left #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #POCUS #A4C
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Stroke Volume / Arterial ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Lung Disease and
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left Atrial ... shortness of breath and ... was degenerated LA ... #Degenerated #Atrial ... #cardiology #pocus
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Pulmonary arterial ... arterial hypertension ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... than VIQ mismatch and ... perfusion (Q) and ... shunting (eg, atrial ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... McConnell's sign, and ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical
Left Atrial Appendage Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
Left Atrial Appendage ... extremely rare case ... DrRajeshG1 #Left #Atrial ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #pocus #cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis and ... Left Atrial Thrombus ... Mitral #Stenosis #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
anticoagulant (LA ... at least: • 1 clinical ... confirmed venous, arterial ... presence of 1 clinical ... patient has an arterial