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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... - Right Ventricular ... Rupture - Left Ventricular ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
of Ventricular ... cardioversion as per ACLS ... of reversible causes ... Normal QTc • Long ... O'Connell #Ventricular
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... Extremities - Right Ventricular ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... ARB • CCB (long ... Combined: • ACE-I ... • Acute Left Ventricular ... #Hypertension #Management
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... assessment of right ventricular ... ; RVEDD, right ventricular ... from Harjola et al ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... : • Causes can ... pain, primary lung ... Start with 1g NaCl ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiography Right ventricular ... predictive of allcause ... Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... (chronic lung disease ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... - Mechanism: causes ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
Treat underlying cause ... Pain, Primary lung ... restriction • All ... administered • This can cause ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
assessment of right ventricular ... Doppler imaging; AcT ...  = right ventricular ... ventricle, parasternal long ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram