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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... trauma, active malignancy ... - No other workup ... #hematology #diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
genotypes): SS, SC ... aHUS, mechanical cardiac ... valve, vasculitis, malignant ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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of Scleroderma (SSc ... Symptoms: • Cardiac ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #signs ... symptoms #testing #workup
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... to workup right-heart ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... (S4c) Hypotensive ... #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
Cardiac metastasis ... cancer (10%–12%) & hematologic ... malignancies (10%–21%): malignant ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Differential Diagnosis ... of pregnancy, Cardiac ... - gallstone or malignancy ... #cholangitis #diagnosis ... #workup #hepatology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial ... and Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #Echocardiogram
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
cardioembolic work ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... Arterial #Clinical #POCUS ... #echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4c