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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
- Table of Cardiac ... Views and Windows ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
tissues Assess heart ... Check AP window ... cervical rib Check lung ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Cardiac Event Monitors ... patient places on chest ... Loop recorder - Long ... #cardiology #telemetry ... #devices #comparison
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
Echocardiogram - PSAX ... indicates acute right heart ... highly specific for pulmonary ... infarct & acute chest ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
of lung cancer ... metastasize to the heart ... Lung cancer 36% ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Tomography (CT) — Lung ... 0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... - Parasternal long ... appearance of heart ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... : • New cardiac ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flip-flopping in the chest ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia ... Flag Symptoms: • Chest ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
Congestive heart ... output because of cardiac ... In the lungs LV ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #Diagnosis #Radiology