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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... pedal edema, and clear ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... pericarditis. ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A3C
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
Constrictive Pericarditis ... was enough to diagnose ... #Pericarditis # ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Setup - Ultrasound ... - Cardiac >> Constrictive ... pericarditis, Pericardial
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... for definitive management ... Tamponade #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Diagnosis? ... getting 12 lead ECG ... Fibrillation #VFib #S4C ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #clinical