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Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
fluids, check for LV ... regurgitation on an A4 ... Echocardiogram #A4c #cardiology ... #clinical #MR # ... Color #Doppler
Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
fluids, check for LV ... regurgitation on an A4 ... Echocardiogram #A4c #cardiology ... #clinical #MR # ... Color #Doppler
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... chest wall trauma, LV ... produced by LV ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
, LV left ventricle ... The left atrium ... Color-flow Doppler ... clinical #doppler #radiology ... stenosis #cardio
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Infarction Acute LV ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
other coexisting cardiac ... other coexisting cardiac ... intraventricular blood on color ... #Jenni #Chin #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential # ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... loss • Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Hypertension, LV ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential # ... cardiology
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
overlying thrombus in cardiac ... muscles leading to mitral ... features seen on cardiac ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology ... #diagnosis