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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, Serial ... HCM + SAM ==> D ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM ... #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
A 70 yo pt with a 4.6 cm septum with HCM, thickest I have seen.
septum with HCM ... TJaredBunch #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #HOCM #HCM #Hypertrophic
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... , marked pedal edema ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
His pmd diagnosed ... to associated pulmonary ... Cardiomyopathy #DCM ... #Cardiology #clinical ... #PSAX
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
view with severe septal ... cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM ... #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Anterior-Septal Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

58yoM smoker, neg nuclear ST last week, with CP that
Anterior-Septal ... with CP that woke him ... What's his diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... high index of clinical ... cultures/serology: Serial ... often small (<1 cm ... #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... deteriorating on medical ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis