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Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis ... relative with DM2 ... associated with DM ... Hypertension, Overweight, Abdominal ... Management #algorithm #DM2
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
area (AVA) <1.0 cm2 ... surface area <0.6 cm2 ... /m2, mean gradient ... combination of an AVA <1 cm2 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Periprosthetic Aortic Valve Regurgitation Grading
 • Vena Contracta Area
 • Circumference
 • Jet Length
Mild - Moderate
Mild: 1) 0.1 cm2 ... Moderate: 2) 0.2 cm2 ... Severe: 5) 0.7 cm2 ... Classification #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiography
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2 ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... echocardiogram #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Mitral Stenosis Severity
Moderate     4.0 - 6.0 cm2
Normal     1.6
4.0 - 6.0 cm2 ... 1.6 - 2.0 cm2 ... 1.1 - 1.5 cm2 ... Severity #Grading #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiography
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Dissection Flap on POCUS ... hypertension and DM ... Diagnosis? ... Dissection #Flap #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
an EOA of 0.8 cm2 ... rather than 1.0 cm2 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
index > 160 mL/m2 ... Enlargement #Severe #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
index (2.5-4 L/min/m2 ... 33-47 ml/beats/m2 ... Oxygen delivery (DO2 ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... you place every focus ... radiologistpage #Abdominal ... interpretation #radiology ... #diagnosis #labeled