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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... Major + 1 Minor ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
cardioembolic work up for renal ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
1. ... View 2. ... Apical Four-Chamber ... Cardiac View 3 ... DVT depending on clinical
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Apical 2-Chamber ... associated LV thrombus ... visible mural thrombus ... echocardiogram #clinical ... #anatomy #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... occupying 1/3 the ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus #a4c
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
four defects - 1. ... septal defect (VSD ... ) 2. ... Chest #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

This view is 90 degrees from
Apical 2-Chamber ... degrees from the apical ... 4-chamber and, ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... #cardiology #a4c ... #thrombus
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... laterally displaced apical ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus