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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Severe Pulmonary Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary hypertension results in compensatory changes to the RV. The RV appears
on Echocardiogram ... Pulmonary hypertension ... (from A4C) with ... #PHTN #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
• Evaluate for signs ... causes of PH (left heart ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Signs of Tamponade ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac # ... LeftSided #Collapse #PHTN
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
heart? ... metastasize (>1/ ... Cardiac #metastasis #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
should be done): 1. ... is defined as the ... or papilledema, heart ... or acute kidney injury ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... Signs of portal ... causes including R heart
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... 1. ... of the newborn ... #PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Injury: • Exertional ... tone → Postural hypotension ... → Syncope • Signs ... Multi-system illness: 1.
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... to workup right-heart ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology