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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... Aorta Long Axis ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
diaphragm, the heart ... paravertebral abscess ... elongation of the aorta ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... opiates • Control heart ... 100-120, Target MAP ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
causes of flank or abdominal ... IVP - Combines calcific ... with function and anatomy ... with surgical access ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
occlusion that may ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
At first, the heart ... may not be in line ... looking at the abdominal ... aorta. ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... #management #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... echocardiography - Assess ... appear in left heart ... resolution of symptoms may
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... one post op Cardiology ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis