Pericardial Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The X-ray shows _____ sign which is suggestive of _____ anomalous pulmonary venous return.

Answer: Scimitar; partial

Flashcard 2: What is the best-known indirect sign of pulmonary embolism (PE) on transthoracic echocardiography, and what does it demonstrate?

Answer: McConnell sign: Akinesia of the right ventricular (RV) free wall with sparing of the apex.

Extra: McConnell's sign is highly suggestive of acute pulmonary embolism, although it can also be seen in RV infarction.

Flashcard 3: What is the investigation of choice to assess the thickness of the pericardium?

Answer: CT scan (computed tomography)

Flashcard 4: _____ is a congenital heart disease characterized by a single large vessel arising from both ventricles before eventually splitting X-ray shows: "sitting duck heart" appearance

Answer: Persistent truncus arteriosus

Flashcard 5: The x-ray given in the question shows the _____ sign suggestive of LA enlargement

Answer: double-density

Flashcard 6: The X-ray shows _____ sign which is suggestive of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return.

Answer: Scimitar

Flashcard 7: The given Doppler waveform is _____phasic, which is seen in severe stenosis of the artery:

Answer: mono

Flashcard 8: _____ sign is seen in the appearance of splanchnic arteries in segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM).

Answer: String of beads

Flashcard 9: Oreo cookie sign is seen in _____ on lateral view

Answer: pericardial effusion