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Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
low-pitched diastolic rumble ... An electrocardiogram ... Color-flow Doppler ... continuous-wave Doppler ... #radiology #NEJM
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
1. aVR: Is the ... Bundle-branch morphology ... morphology in V1 and ... Interpretation #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Differential Diagnosis 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus ... #bubble
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Mitral valve doesn ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... : bundle branch ... Cardioversion 1. ... Moderate or severe mitral ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
An electrocardiogram ... showed sinus tachycardia ... Video 1). ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #tuberculous
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
cardiomyopathy • Tachycardia-induced ... Nonspecific: sinus tachycardia ... on the electrocardiogram ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... /50 Rule (part 1) ... second ribs.1 ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest