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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 ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
calculating the risk ... the ED to help focus ... identifying low risk ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... risk associations ... opiates • Control heart ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
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
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
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
: • Valvular heart ... cardiovascular risk ... pericardial disease; assess ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology