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Inverted Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy after high-voltage electrocution on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Inverted #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy #electrocution #Echocardiogram
Inverted Takotsubo ... Ivan_Echocardio #Inverted ... clinical #cardiology #pocus ... #a4c
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
negativity (25% of cases ... symmetrically inverted ... (75% of cases) ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Wellens #
Taktosubo MIMIC on Echocardiogram A4C

ECG with anterolateral T wave inversions. Acute 99% LAD lesion + 70%
Echocardiogram A4C ... ECG with anterolateral ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... occlusion #clinical #pocus
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... Triage EKG (no prior ... See thread for POCUS ... POCUS (apical window ... Echocardiogram #A4c
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
muscle rupture on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... Rare case! ... muscle rupture on POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... nodal conduction Uses ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... mustache) - Flag inverted ... Electrocardiogram #EKG
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... hardware, Infected ... thrombosis, (e.g ... vasculitis to cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Thrombus (e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Causes of Hypernatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polyuria scheme) e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm for the Evaluation of Hypotension. This process for the evaluation of hypotension
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm ... In the case above ... expertly-designed algorithm ... Hypotension #Evaluation #POCUS ... #EKG #Algorithm