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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
exercise intolerance, chest ... pain, near-syncope ... , syncope. 1. ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary
Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Adolescent patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea. Beside TTE found
POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Adolescent ... presents with chest ... pain and dyspnea ... CXR didn’t.. atrial
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Mid 30's female ... with chest pain ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... Measure at mid systole ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
1. ... chest pain - ... heart sounds, JVD and ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... appearance of heart on CXR
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
Complex (CC) on POCUS ... skin & mucosa, cardiac ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #A4C
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
pain, a normal chest ... the OR in under 1 ... left atrium should ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS