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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Diagnosis? ... Management? ... #Systolic #Anterior ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... #Management #Cardiology
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... - CBC with differential ... as clinically indicated ... (e.g. echocardiogram ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... (A) a dilated inferior ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Thickening on Echocardiogram ... - Differential ... Diagnosis - 4 separate ... #clinical #a4c ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... infarct or acute chest ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... establishing a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical