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Having a Mental Block remembering HeartBlocks? Check out this fun poem/infographic from @nurseslabs!
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG
Having a Mental ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Mnemonic
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (- ... HCM + SAM ==> D ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
stimulation and mental ... sexual arousal. ... with caution - e.g ... #pharmacology #comparison ... dosing #drugs #table
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... Kussmaul's sign, marked pedal ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
(1st line for septic ... patients with HCM ... (distributive, septic ... Inotropes #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... - Dopamine, medium ... 4-10 mcg/kg/min ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table ... #Pharmacology #
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Note the septal ... Also had medial ... Septal bounce and ... #clinical #cardiology
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
x 1 hour, Ant/Sept ... STEMI on EKG. ... echo Focal Ant/Sept ... Dissection #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PSAX #Clinical #Cardiology
Myxedema Heart on Echocardiogram
52F with weeks of shortness of breath, pedal edema and constipation.  Exam
Myxedema Heart on Echocardiogram ... shortness of breath, pedal ... ECG: SR, low QRS ... Myxedema #Heart #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology