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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... #diagnosis #differential ... #scoring #criteria ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... Framingham criteria ... for HF 3) new symptoms ... no alternative cause ... #diagnosis #cardiology
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram ... with Pulmonary Embolism ... the cause of this ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cause Injury By ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... • Duke Criteria ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... tear (similar symptoms ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
HFpEF.4, 8, 23-25 The ... predictive of all‐cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurements #Criteria
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... cause? ... and hepatic vein criteria ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Radiology Imaging ... Case description ... flexion but no symptoms ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
The sensitivity ... evaluating for other causes ... cardio-pulmonary symptoms ... #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram