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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... Right Ventricular (RV ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Right Ventricular (RV ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... (EI) = D2/D1 RV ... “D Sign” EI > 1 ... Pocus101 #DSign #Ultrasound ... psax #diagnosis #cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... Shortly after had cardiac ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Beck's Triad 1. ... diastolic collapse of RV ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (A4c ... you might think "RV ... effusion crushing the RV ... Tamponade #clinical #ultrasound ... #POCUS #cardiology
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... LVOT diameter: 1. ... Calculate VTI: 1. ... Obtain A5c view ... Measurement #POCUS #cardiology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
15% increase in cardiac ... Pulse Contour Cardiac ... variation (SW) or cardiac ... surrogate for RV ... Point of Care Ultrasound
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (S4c ... you might think "RV ... effusion crushing the RV ... Tamponade #clinical #ultrasound ... #POCUS #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) A4c view; RV ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... agent, steroids, AC ... diagnosis #management #cardiology