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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Sign on Chest CT ... • Partial filling ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... week of a known clinical ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell Sign" c/w acute ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Sign on Chest CT ... attenuation • DDx: sub-acute ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign on POCUS ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... strain related to pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute ... ’s • Reduced Arterial