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Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Parasternal long axis (PLAX ... basic cardiac POCUS ... Throw some color ... fraction, and with color ... #clinical #cardiology
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... interposition of the colon ... thus important to diagnose ... Chest #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Echocardiogram Septic ... Diagnosis? ... LVOTO #SAM #HOCM #POCUS ... #PLAX #clinical
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
potential pitfall: Use color ... should not show color ... Differentiate from color ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
aka Chilaiditi Sign ... thus important to diagnose ... the transverse colon ... PseudoPneumoperitoneum #Chilaiditi #Sign ... #clinical #radiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
space (blood) • Color ... infarct Ventricular Septal ... anterior infarct) • Color ... poor prognostic signs ... Bidirectional color
Post Myocardial Infarction VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram (Color Doppler)

Older female with hx of severe GERD. Worsening
Infarction VSD on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (Color ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #infarction ... #plax #color #doppler
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
failure • Altered mental ... appreciated by applying color ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Echocardiogram Septal ... shaped), D Cruz sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX