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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Right Ventricular Hypertrophy ... Effusion - Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Echocardiogram
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
PLAX. ... cara_mercer #HOCM #Hypertrophic ... #Cardiomyopathy ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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Echocardiography in Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... determine pattern of hypertrophy ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Stenosis: • Hypertrophic ... • Endocarditis ... • Hypertrophic ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... • Prolapse • Endocarditis
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... HCM #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... may also have hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy, ... diagnosis #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Vegetations on Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Surgery ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Mitral #Valve #plax ... #Echocardiogram
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... leak, Infective endocarditis ... regurgitation: • Leaflet: Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy,
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
a patient with Hypertrophic ... VLSorrellImages #hypertrophic ... #cardiomyopathy ... #HOCM #HCM #plax ... #Echocardiogram
What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (PSAX)

From what I
can eyeball it (PSAX ... Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #HOCM #HCM ... #Hypertrophic # ... Cardiomyopathy