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Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left Atrial ... Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... cystic mass in left atrium ... #Degenerated #Atrial ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... 1. ... to right shunt 2. ... Effect #Right #Atrium ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left atrium ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... dilated #left #atrium ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... right and left atria ... identify left atrial ... test for DM Atrial
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... #clinical #pocus
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... , 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... cycles after right atrial
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
thromboembolism) 1) ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... ventricular septum 2) ... #management #hepatology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
ICU Liberation Bundle ... in critically ill ... Target -1, but will ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: 1. ... Clinical suspicion 2. ... -1 & IL-6 → AA Protein ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial