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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Map #Comparison #Table
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
ischemia-induced RBC ... hemolysis) • RBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #high #pathophysiology
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
muscle rupture on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... Rare case! ... muscle rupture on POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
involved in >50% of cases ... clarity, >50000 WBC ... S.A. can also be caused ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... blasts and high WBC ... count cause hyperviscosity ... • Lab values: WBC ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
Case Resolution: ... Myocarditis #plax #psax #a4c ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC ... ) - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
In up to 1/4 of cases ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #POCUS
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
promyelocytic leukemia) or ABO ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Treat primary cause ... hydration • RBC ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... Hgb 12.5, WBC 14 ... relapsing fever caused ... TBRF is caused by ... The table below