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Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
(agitated saline ... septal #defect #a4c ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
to right shunt 2. ... opacification by agitated saline ... #cardiology #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
as RAP>LAP as atrial ... dilated and probably dysfunctional ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... (3) RV dysfunction ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
generally the first‐line ... of normal <35%12 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #RVDysfunction
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
(IAH) is IAP (>12 ... causing organ dysfunction ... position 2. ... POCUS) and function ... #Instructions #diagnosis