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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
(RV) Inflow View ... -Chamber View (A4C ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Orientations #Atlas #Map ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
on Echocardiogram ... but very clear ventricular ... interdependence—notice how the RV ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #a4c #bounce
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Exaggerated Ventricular ... Interdependence: • Limited Cardiac ... to Accommodate RV ... • Rapid Early Ventricular ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... imaging of the ventricular ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Hypertensive without RA/RV ... Did have tap next ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... evidence of RA/RV ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressures (RA, RV ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... index (LVSWI = [MAP ... ● v wave: ventricular ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus ... #airgap #sign
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... see it in right ventricular ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Definity #A4C ... #McConnells #Sign
Bullet Embolization in the Right Ventricle on POCUS Echocardiogram
22M s/p GSW to left mid-abdomen. Positive FAST
out this apical cardiac ... The CXR may be helpful ... Dx: Right ventricular ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #trauma