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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #clinical
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
Tamponade - Torn atrial ... Submission for Best ... POCUS - Massive ... #Echocardiogram ... #SC4C #Hemorrhagic
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... Vascular Disease: Arterial ... Venous disease (SVC ... Behcet disease) Differential ... diagnosis #management #signs
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
with Pulmonary Arterial ... syndrome have the ... best prognosis. ... AVCanal #Defect #a4c ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Hypertension on Echocardiogram ... sign is that the ... Hypertension #PAH #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Nasal polyps and signs ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... Sweat chloride test ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
quantify renal injury ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... blood retum in serial ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... - Dyspnea at rest ... Traumatic brain injury ... nervous system injury ... evidence of left atrial
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
echo contrast material ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Definity #A4C ... #McConnells #Sign
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury