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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
) during systole ... Differential diagnosis ... Diabetes mellitus Acute ... #Cardiology #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacMRI
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... View (A4C) • Inferior ... Mitral Valve (MV ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
” EI > 1 - POCUS ... @Pocus101 #DSign ... echocardiogram #psax ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pocus
D-Sign in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX

Pt having shortness of breath? POCUS can shed
Echocardiogram - PSAX ... @eabramsMD #DSign ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #PulmonaryEmbolism ... #AcutePE
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
depression ≥ 0.05 mV ... elevation ≥ 0.1 mV ... deviation) • Acute ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
week of becoming acute ... anterior wall MI ... changes often occur during ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
Acute Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram - PSAX ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #DSign
This is a parasternal short axis view in a patient with extensive pulmonary emboli on CTA.
hemodynamically stable ... Physician #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #DSign #RVStrain ... #AcutePE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... downsloping - Coving ... weeks following an acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg