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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... to Left Shunt ... Defect ** • Atrial ... Septal Defect
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Sulfhemoglobin Left-to-Right ... Septal Defect ... Arteriosus • Atrial ... Septal Defect ... Venous Return Right-to-Left
Cor Triatriatum on Echocardiogram

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Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital heart defect
congenital heart defect ... where the left ... sinistrum) or right ... resulting in three atrial ... #A4C #POCUS #Clinical
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
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
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
a wave - Atrial ... Flutter waves - Atrial ... atrial myxoma, ... atrial myxoma ... septal defect
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
with respect to arterial ... depicts (from left ... to right) aorta ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Differential #
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
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
in Right Atrium ... ASD or PFO with left ... #Right #Atrium ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble