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Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... in addition to the ... #Cardiac #POCUS
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... in addition to the ... #Cardiac #POCUS
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... in addition to the ... #Cardiac #POCUS
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... in addition to the ... #Cardiac #POCUS
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
Pericardial Effusion ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... for management? ... patient presented in cardiac ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... indicated, start CPR ... Plan definitive management ... largest pericardial ... #Management #Workup
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Approach to the ... thromboembolism → Cardiac ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... unilateral swelling of the ... Acute myocarditis, pericardial ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... #Management #Microbiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
(UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... #management #treatment
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... weeks before or TEE ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology