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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Artery Disease ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Hypertension Pulmonary
Figure 2: Anatomical description of coronary perfusion in the A) PLAX, B) PSAX, and C) A4C.

#Diagnosis
description of coronary ... perfusion in the ... ) PSAX, and C) A4C ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Coronary #Artery
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... most support her diagnosis ... artery filling ... enlargement, McConnell sign ... echocardiogram #a4c
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
artery pressure ... via tricuspid regurgitant ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... m/s • Other signs ... artery diameter
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Echocardiogram - A4C ... intradialytic hypotension ... Dialysis stopped after ... Intradialytic hypotension ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
: mean pulmonary-artery ... splitting of S2, S3, tricuspid ... • Ventilation-perfusion ... Options Balloon Pulmonary-Artery ... Goal: prevent pulmonary-artery
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Arterial blood gas (ABC ... 10 minutes of rest ... disease - Portal hypertension ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... scanning or pulmonary
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... 100% reliable sign ... displaced valve (the tricuspid ... clinical #cardiology #s4c
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Venous disease (SVC ... , myocarditis, coronary ... myocardial infarction, coronary ... artery aneurysms ... #management #signs