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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... and Management ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... #Management #Cardiology
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
conditions: - Acute MI ... antidepressant (TCA) and ... using the Vereckei criteria ... ) #Diagnosis # ... Cardiology #EKG
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Embolism - Etiology and ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
for diagnosing ... MI in LBBB or Pacemaker ... Discordance" = ST and ... #Checklist #EKG ... #cardiology #lbbb
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
: EKG ($), ECHO ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Diagnostic Criteria ... syndrome to be diagnosed ... depression on ECG ... imaging technique (CT ... #criteria #cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... HCM #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
on Echocardiogram ... (A4C) ECG has ... Cardiac MR shows ... no LGE and no apical ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
was performed (Video ... A diagnosis of laryngocele ... #NEJM #clinical ... #laryngoscope #radiology ... #CT #laryngocele