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Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Acute Pulmonary ... illustrates some of the ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Strain #AcutePE ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Approach to the ... Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... depletion • Pulmonary ... muscle rupture • Acute ... regurgitation • Aortic
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... In contrast to the ... it difficult to differentiate ... such as MI or aortic
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse pressure is the ... difference between the ... blood pressure and the ... considered in the ... context of the
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Complications of acute ... infarction • Aortic ... patients with pulmonary ... Cytologic studies of the
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... • TTE nondiagnostic ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... weeks following an acute ... Post-cardioversion • Acute ... aortic dissection
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... ER with acute cyanosis ... Total #Anomalous #Pulmonary ... Return #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #A4C
Right Heart Strain on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

To differentiate acute from chronic right heart
Chamber To differentiate ... acute from chronic ... Resolution: in the ... doppler to calculate the ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Culture Positive: • Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... ○ TTE nondiagnostic ... + ↑Suspicion → TEE