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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
atrium (LA), anterior ... leaflet (*), and aorta ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal ... LongAxis #PSLA #ALiEM
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
(TEE) Windows 1. ... Upper Right & Left ... ME Left Atrial Appendage ... Windows #Views #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... and undergoing AAA ... stratification #diagnosis
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
sinus rhythm... 1. ... This can be LA aneurysm ... idiopathic. 2. ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... ASD or PFO with left ... to right shunt 2. ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
as atrial septum ... shifts left ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
of: 1) chronic ... liver disease 2) ... time = increased Aa ... portal HTN • Aa ... and reach the left