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Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Arterial Embolization ... after this event, CT ... Mina Iskander MD, MSc ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Left from Venous System ... • Concomitant systemic ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
diastolic (during atrial ... and McConnell sign ... pulmonary ejection ms ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
. ectopic atrial ... de pointes • Short ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... QT <300-360 ms: ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Vascular: • Systemic ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Vascular: • Systemic ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
to focus on ... heart’s conduction system ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... QT syndrome or short ... #cardiology #differential