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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
: 1. ... Manage acute cardiac ... Findings: - AV ... agent, steroids, AC ... #diagnosis #management
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
illness: Myocarditis ... illness: Critical ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... infarction: - Type 1 ... Classification #diagnosis
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
Echocardiogram ... McConnell Sign" c/w acute ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #A4C #clinical
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Management Summary Acute ... • Severe: Only 1% ... Acute myocarditis ... evidence of cardiac ... evidence of cardiac
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

S/p mitral repair and MAZE. Hypotensive dyspneic, lightheaded.
Bedside U/S expediting diagnosis treatment
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... U/S expediting diagnosis ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #s4c #clinical
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
with a history of cardiac ... transplantation had acute ... #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #a4c #AV #Dissociation
Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19- Clot in Transit

57 year old COVID PUI  with massive RA thrombus
Resulted in cardiac ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... ClotinTransit #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
Echocardiogram ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... strain related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Management Summary Acute ... • Severe: Only 1% ... Acute myocarditis ... evidence of cardiac ... evidence of cardiac