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Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... resuscitated due to DNR CC ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
) on POCUS Echocardiogram ... skin & mucosa, cardiac ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ventricular septal shift ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
sign: loss of cardiac ... see this after cardiac ... Pneumopericardium #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... Manage acute cardiac ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... agent, steroids, AC ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... presents with 1 ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
thrombus occupying 1/ ... territory] In PLAX ... Mural #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
Cardiac metastasis ... metastasize (>1/ ... #metastasis #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology