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POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring ... 1) Calculate LVOT ... Area 2) Calculate ... #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
four defects - 1. ... septal defect (VSD) 2. ... along with concave Pulmonary ... CXR #clinical #radiology ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Endocrinopathies 2. ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
year - Barium Enema ... years - Upper GI Study ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Risks #Testing #Study
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) demonstrated on Echocardiogram Bubble Study

Intra-cardiac shunt: Bubbles appear in LA quickly (within 3
Bubble Study ... Intra-cardiac shunt ... beats) Intra-pulmonary ... #clinical #POCUS ... #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
are uncommon - 1 ... to 2% of patients ... with pulmonary ... amyloidosis • Uremia ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
metastasize (>1/ ... 2 melanoma cases ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
saline contrast study ... liver disease and pulmonary ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #clinical #pocus ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... postoperative cardiac
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
Echocardiogram ... 2 patients w/ ... strain related to pulmonary ... infarct or acute chest ... #clinical #cardiology