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Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Atherosclerosis, Arterial ... Heart • Left ... Atrium • ... Valvular • Atrial ... infarction • Pulmonary
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... arterial catheterization ... pressure) -right atrial ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #Table #Chambers
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis and Left ... Atrial Thrombus ... of underlying cardiac ... Mitral #Stenosis #Atrial ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Left Atrial Myxoma - Cassi Marsden @Caaassiopiea
#Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac #Echocardiogram #A4c #AtrialMyxoma
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Caaassiopiea #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... Bradycardia (inadequate cardiac ... tachycardia • Atrial ... depletion • Pulmonary ... Contractility: • Left
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
from right to left ... • ElA ratio << 1 ... • ElA ratio > 1 ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #arterial #venous
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Causes - Rule out Left-Sided ... Arterial Hypertension ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... Angiography or Cardiac ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... 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 ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... atrial thrombus ... Cardioversion 1. ... atrial occlusion