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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Involvement In up to 1/ ... (takotsubo), apical ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #POCUS
Another Takotsubo.

68F actually presented after some very joyous news in contrast to the usual 'broken heart
joyous news in contrast ... @MedCrisis #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Takotsubo ... #Cardiomyopathy
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
, Side Splash, Contact ... type of current (AC ... Electric Arc- associated ... (lightening) AC ... #Injury #clinical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram - Apical ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
thrombus occupying 1/ ... DD the [apical HOCM ... hypereosinophilic syndrome ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Echocardiogram (a4c ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... #left #atrium #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
type of current (AC ... Electric Arc- associated ... (lightening) AC ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... #Injury #clinical
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... or anatomic shunt ... (Type 2) Clinical ... Arterial blood gas (ABC