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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
Cardiomyopathy in setting of Hyperkalemia on POCUS Echocardiogram
Hypotensive, suspected rhabo, ECG c/w hyperK.
Normalized post calcium &
Cardiomyopathy in ... setting of Hyperkalemia ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... suspected rhabo, ECG ... #clinical #psax
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... RV) compaction during ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... from a locus of ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Junctional ... #Rhythms #Table
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
Originates from single focus ... Hypomagnesemia Hypokalemia ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
view is described using ... Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
The four different types of takotsubo syndrome during diastole (left column) and systole (middle column). The
takotsubo syndrome during ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Takotsubo #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy ... #Comparison #Table
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
mitral valve (MV) during ... Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Doing this scan I thought for a moment the machine was playing
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Doing this scan ... #Clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Delivery • Stable ... should be done on diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment