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Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral Valve ... of your basic cardiac ... POCUS eval. ... Regurgitaton #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Decompensated CHF, Severe Valve ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... algorithm #treatment #management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Manage acute cardiac ... injury 4. ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... Management? ... Cardiology #PLAX #clinical
Colorectal cancer cardiac metastasis with tricuspid valve involvment - Short Axis View

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#metastasis #tricuspidvalve #echocardiogram #clinical
Colorectal cancer cardiac ... with tricuspid valve ... tricuspidvalve #echocardiogram ... #clinical #pocus ... #psax #cancer #cardiac
Colorectal cancer cardiac metastasis with tricuspid valve involvment - Apical 4 Chamber view

arthurCESCAU @arthurCESCAU

#metastasis #tricuspidvalve #echocardiogram
Colorectal cancer cardiac ... with tricuspid valve ... tricuspidvalve #echocardiogram ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #cancer #cardiac
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
good enough at diagnosing ... @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram ... Huge cardiac ... masses...initially diagnosed ... beneath the aortic valve ... #pocus #plax
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... #management #cardiology