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Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... and Cold (low cardiac ... Decompensated #HeartFailure ... Classification #CHF ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... Examination #chf ... #cardiology #heartfailure ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis
Third Degree Complete Heart Block on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Dr. Stephan Achenbach @Steph_Achenbach

#Complete #HeartBlock #CHB #ThirdDegree #Echocardiogram #PLAX
Degree Complete Heart ... (PLAX) Dr. ... Complete #HeartBlock #CHB ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
appearance of heart ... on CXR. ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Algorithm Cardiac ... out Left-Sided Heart ... #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Cardiac tamponade - a swinging heart of electrical alternans on Echocardiogram - PSAX

- Ivan Stankovic, MD,
Cardiac tamponade ... - a swinging heart ... Ivan_Echocardio #Cardiac ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
VFib Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram

67yo male arrives unresponsive and pulseless after 20min continuous prehospital CPR. 

#VFib
Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram ... continuous prehospital CPR ... #VFib #Arrest #Cardiac ... #Clinical #PLAX ... #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
appearance of heart ... on CXR. ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #PSAX