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Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... #Cardiology #A4C
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... #Cardiology #S4C
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

I would suggest doing cardiac POCUS on all
Pericardial Effusion ... suggest doing cardiac ... POCUS on all unexplained ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinically be in CHF ... #a4c #thrombus
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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• Onset Hours Cardio ... 1 Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... lymphocyte count = ALC ... at 48 hours • ALC ... prognosis • ALC
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... cardioversion 2. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ankle swelling. 2. ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2. ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
- A4C Pt sent to ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... #Effusion #Cardiac ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology