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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... had gained 15 kg ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... on this SC image ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... depression Pericarditis ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Diagnosis? ... See thread. ... getting 12 lead ECG ... Fibrillation #VFib #S4C ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... tachycardia • Pericarditis ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
: Bifascicular Block ... A bifascicular block ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #differential ... #echocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
from placenta): block ... , selenium) Differential ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology ... #OBGyn #Diagnosis