echocardiography bubble study; saline contrast study
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Indications
- patent foramen ovale[1]
- ventricular septal defect[1]
- atrial septal defect[2]
- hepatopulmonary syndrome[3]
Procedure
- agitated saline is injected into a peripheral intravenous catheter to demonstrate right-to-left intracardiac shunt or an abnormally dilated pulmonary vascular bed[3]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brigham and Women's Hospital A Patient's Guide to Saline Contrast Study ("Bubble Study") http://www.brighamandwomens.org/departments_and_services/medicine/services/cvcenter/patient/bubblestudy.aspx
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mayo Clinic Patent foramen ovale http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/patent-foramen-ovale/basics/tests-diagnosis/con-20028729
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 16, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2012, 2021