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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... to Left Shunt ... Defect ** • Atrial
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
the Newborn - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sulfhemoglobin Left-to-Right ... Arteriosus • Atrial ... Venous Return Right-to-Left
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left ... Atrial Myxoma on ... Final diagnosis ... #Degenerated #Atrial ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
saline) in the right ... #washout #ASD #atrial ... #septal #defect ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
Dissociation Curve Left ... variant • fetal ... anæmia • arterial ... Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Atrium - Differential ... ASD or PFO with left ... #Atrium #RA #Differential ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
- Bows from right ... to left • RVOT ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... cardiology #pulmonary #arterial
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
diastolic (during atrial ... atrium; LV = left ... intraventricle septum ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis
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 ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... atrial pressure ... of ventricular septum
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
material) was required ... The RV is on the left ... here we see it in right ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram