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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... RV, McConnell's sign ... , and additional ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Symptoms and Management ... pseudoinfarct pattern (Q-waves ... precordial leads) - atrial ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... #Cardiology #Staging
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... , often with 1-2 ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #differential #cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... High rate in <1 ... without chest pain, as ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Pathologic Q - 1/ ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... upsloping ST dep and ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Differential Diagnosis and ... Management - Narrow ... • Atrial Flutter ... . 150+/-20, 2:1. ... #cardiology #wide
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
thromboembolism) 1) ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Idiopathic Pulmonary ... (IPAH) on Echocardiogram ... annular dilatation and ... #Idiopathic #Pulmonary ... #cardiology #a4c
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
McConnell sign ... view E. 60/60 sign ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... • Absence of P waves ... Cardioversion 1. ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology