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Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
Sinus on Echocardiogram ... (PSAX) Dilated ... the parasternal short-axis ... should not show ... #cardiology #POCUS
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
other explanation should ... LAD or RCA ≥2.5, coronary ... regurgitation, pericardial effusion ... , or z scores in ... echo is positive, treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... perfusion. ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
Fibrinous pericardial effusion with tamponade on POCUS

80F w AFib w pacemaker on warfarin presents with n/v
with tamponade on POCUS ... this parasternal short ... Other causes of ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #Cardiology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
affected part should ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... after an acute injury ... of spinal cord injury ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... & Dry) is the treatment ... cath if acute coronary ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
quantify renal injury ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment