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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... -Chamber View (A4C ... -Chamber View (A5C ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
made, because lesions ... cm are usually malignant ... while smaller lesions ... especially if lesions ... #EBM #Radiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... Shortly after had cardiac ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Cardiac Transplant Complications Timeline
First 30 days: Primary Graft failure
6 mo-1 year: Opportunistic infections
1-5 years: Acute allograft
Cardiac Transplant ... vasculopathy > 5 years: Malignancy ... BrighamMedRes #Cardiac ... Heart #allograft #cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Echocardiogram (a4c ... of underlying cardiac ... Atrial #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... usually multiple lesions ... • Malignancy: ... Ring #Enhancing #Lesions ... Diagnosis #neurology #radiology
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Obtain A5c view ... Stroke #Volume #Cardiac ... Measurement #POCUS #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion causing Cardiac ... Echocardiogram (A4c ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
Compared to solid lesions ... higher risk of malignancy ... part-solid nodules were malignant ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Aspergillosis Malignant ... • Vasculitis Cardiac ... : • Post-cardiac ... Algorithm #Causes #Cardiology