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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
100/82, HR 74, JVP ... sign, marked pedal ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #cardiology
Large atrial septal defect on cardiac POCUS with an oddly satisfying bubble study.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
septal defect on cardiac ... #Study #ASD #Atrial ... #SeptalDefect #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... TR, RV infarct, and ... of right-sided HF ... #physicalexam #clinical ... #video #jvp #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
JVP was enough to ... diagnose CP, prominent ... ’s sign were there ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
associated with constrictive ... cardiomyopathy, massive pulmonary ... patients after cardiac ... PhysicalExam #Video #Clinical ... #JVP #Neck #Veins
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... , and additional ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Kussmaul's #sign ... fall of mean #JVP ... Constriction, restrictive ... failure, right sided cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
- Differential Diagnosis ... Small secundum ASD ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
pulmonary hypertension ... Early transit of bubbles ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... auscultation, JVD ... cardiac function ... with presence of pulmonary ... #heartfailure #chf