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Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
image the LV in different ... PSAX #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning ... #Views #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Medications • Ventricular ... fibrillation Clinical ... No prognostic value ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
of Acute Right Ventricular ... Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS
POCUS Right Ventricular Dilatation Pulmonary Embolism
 
#Clinical #Cardiology #Radiology #POCUS #RVDilatation #RightVentricularDilatation #PulmonaryEmbolism #Echocardiogram
POCUS Right Ventricular ... Dilatation Pulmonary ... Embolism #Clinical ... #Cardiology #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Echocardiogram
Univentricular heart, Left Ventricular type l-loop

Ventriculoarterial connections are discordant 
Common atrioventricular valve 
Pulmonary artery banding
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Univentricular heart, Left Ventricular ... atrioventricular valve ... Pulmonary artery ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Cardiology
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
of the Mitral Valve ... towards the left ventricular ... Differential diagnosis ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Pulmonic Valve on Echocardiogram

2D en face view of the pulmonary valve, possible in a few patients

Ivan
Echocardiogram ... face view of the pulmonary ... #pulmonary #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
sets at three different ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... consultation • Valve ... block (+/- daily EKG ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiography Right ventricular ... independent prognostic value ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram