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Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
ribs (r) in the near ... field #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #Lung #ALines #ALiEM
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... Sugar tong • Ortho ... ill ultimately need ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Normal IUP Findings 1) Yolk sac: Round fluid-filled structure within the gestational sac, located in the
Small mass located near ... the yolk sac #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #EM # ... Obgyn #Radiology ... FetalPole #NormalIUP #ALiEM
Boxer's Fracture - Hand X-Ray
Diagnosis: Fracture of the neck of the 5th metacarpal
Boxer's fracture is a
Fracture - Hand X-Ray Diagnosis ... object (such as a table ... trained boxers never ... Fracture #Hand #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #hand
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... during Delivery • Stable ... support for patients clinically ... e.g., ACE/ARB) need ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... establishing a diagnosis ... These patients need ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... Change in clinical ... echo in the last year ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Absolute warfarin indications ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) to Prevent Sudden Cardiac
Indications for ... meaningful survival >1 year ... unstable VT • Stable ... defibrillator #indications ... #cardiology #diagnosis