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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... #diagnosis #differential
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... Which of the following ... enlargement, McConnell sign ... #InTransit #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #A4c #clinical
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Cardiology #A4c #Embolism
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
least common): Thrombus ... inflammation (e.g ... pancreatitis) - Arterial ... - Thrombus ... / Embolism: Cardiac
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Echocardiogram ... ECG: AF. ... stenosis.Simultaneous embolic ... #LA #TEE #Echocardiogram ... Ultrasound #Cardiology #Clinical
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
mixed, hemodynamic measurements ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... hypertension or cardiac ... output (ie, cardiac ... #NormalValues #Differential
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Anaesthesia Causes: thrombus ... Signs: hypotension ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... over 2 h (>65 kg ... management • Monitor the
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... syncope (ruling out differential ... orthostatic vital sign ... measurements and ... should be guided by clinical