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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
of Cardiac Views ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Myxedema Heart on Echocardiogram
52F with weeks of shortness of breath, pedal edema and constipation.  Exam
Echocardiogram ... shortness of breath, pedal ... ECG: SR, low QRS ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... block • Heart ... shock, sudden cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Target Receptor, Heart ... Vascular Resistance, Cardiac ... - Dopamine, medium ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table
Cardiac tamponade - a swinging heart of electrical alternans on Echocardiogram - PSAX

- Ivan Stankovic, MD,
Cardiac tamponade ... - a swinging heart ... electrical alternans on Echocardiogram ... Ivan_Echocardio #Cardiac ... #cardiology #pocus
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
despite intensive medical ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (- ... MRI (+) septal HCM ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
Parasternal LAX ... risk for sudden cardiac ... cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM ... #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Intrapericardial Hematoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Patient with worsening chest pain 1 week after discharge for
- PLAX Patient ... Vitals stable. ... area along left heart ... #clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Parasternal long axis (PLAX ... appearance of heart ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #PLAX