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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... block • Heart ... failure • Elevated ... shock, sudden cardiac ... failure therapy
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
and respiratory failure ... I've labeled the cardiac ... back to the Right Heart ... over to the Left Heart ... Return #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
myocarditis and heart ... failure to potentially ... normal, significant echocardiogram ... Initiate advanced heart ... failure management
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic failure ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... • MRI of the heart
Pathogenesis of Edema in Heart Failure (Cardiac Edema)

#Edema #CHF #HeartFailure #Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis of Edema in Heart ... Failure (Cardiac
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute heart ... failure - Acute ... impairment - Cardiac ... arrhythmias #Acute #Heart ... #Failure #Differential
Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography Cardiac Views: PLAX, PSAX, Apical, Subcostal

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Echocardiography Cardiac ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... failure, Cardiomyopathy ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... cardiomyopathy, Acute heart ... non-cardiac illness
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Stenosis - Diastolic Heart ... Failure - Aortic ... Cardiomyopathy - Systolic Heart ... Failure Infographic ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac