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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... #Management #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... ischemic changes CXR ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... There was no eosinophilia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... , marked pedal edema ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... oedema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
and Causes Clinical ... , ↑↑peripheral edema ... Fibrosis, Hyper-eosinophilc ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
- Pathologic ... (save $$) Differential ... #lesion #clinical ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... - Necrotizing Eosinophilic ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Thickening on Echocardiogram ... - Differential ... Diagnosis - 4 separate ... #clinical #a4c ... #Diagnosis #cardiology