22 results
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Endomyocardial biopsy ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... shock, sudden cardiac ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c ... #clinical
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... - Necrotizing Eosinophilic ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #summary #biopsy
Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF) in biopsy proven eosinophilic myocarditis

 - Dr. Mazen Abu-Fadel
@maf204

#Endomyocardial #Fibrosis #EMF #eosinophilic #myocarditis
Fibrosis (EMF) in biopsy ... proven eosinophilic ... #myocarditis #POCUS ... echocardiogram #A4c ... #Cardiology #clinical
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
in diagnosing cardiac ... for definitive management ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #ultrasound #Pericardial
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Fibrosis, Hyper-eosinophilc ... #differential #cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Diagnosis? ... Management? ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #PLAX ... #clinical
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... these can hint at pathology ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (S4c ... #Tamponade #clinical ... #ultrasound #s4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology