A 1-day-old neonate presents to the intensive care unit in c…
A 1-day-old neonate presents to the intensive care unit in cardiogenic shock. An emergency echocardiogram reveals the following 2D SAX and Apical 4 chamber views. What is the most likely diagnosis and which critical images must you, the sonographer, obtain?
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A neonatal patient presents for an echocardiographic evaluation to rule out anomalous pulmonary venous return. The sonographer optimizes the color Doppler Nyquist limit and obtains a high parasternal/suprasternal short-axis view, frequently referred to as the “crab view”, to visualize the pulmonary veins draining into the left atrium. Which of the following statements best describes following 2D image with color Doppler?
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During a routine echocardiogram on a newborn you visualize a structure with a left to right shunt in the high left parasternal view. Anatomically, what is this structure and which structures does it form a direct conduit between?
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