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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Views and Windows ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... Orientations #Atlas #Map ... #Comparison #Table
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... and ECG with sinus ... Beside ultrasound ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... • Malignancy (e.g ... metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic ... hemorrhagic fluid may
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
aortic stenosis ... associated with sudden cardiac ... Repolarisation as found in long ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG ... #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... unless prior heart/lung
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... CA • Involves aortic ... occlusion that may ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... block, annular or aortic
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... more accurate and ... COMPRESSION: E.g ... the abdominal aorta ... #POCUS #Nomenclature
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... occlusion that may ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... block, annular or aortic
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
risk of sudden cardiac ... heart disease like aortic ... This includes long ... risk for sudden cardiac ... #cardiology #differential