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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... McConnell's sign, and ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... receptor type 2) ... mediastinitis, chronic renal ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... known carcinoma. 2. ... demarcated secondary lobeles ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
(b) Day 2 - some ... normal-sized heart and ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Findings/diagnosis ... What if this was 2- ... Labeled Schematic ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
Echocardiogram 2 ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c ... #labeled
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Urine Dipstick ≥2+ ... severe RUQ pain, renal ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... so have high clinical ... #differential #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology