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Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
"Mercedes Benz Sign ... #mercedes #sign ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... Sister had MI in ... RV, McConnell's sign ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Anterior ischemic ... Is visual loss caused ... nerve caused by ... Doppler US : halo sign ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Myocardial infarction:
Classified into 5 types based on etiology and circumstances:

Type 1: Spontaneous MI caused by ischemia
caused by ischemia ... intervention (signs ... and symptoms of ... bypass grafting (signs ... #MI #Ischemia #myocardialinfarction
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... /signs, bidirectional ... • Transient Ischemic ... #Causes
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... Echocardiogram ... #DoubleValve #Sign ... #cardiology #clinical
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve - very rare, usually presents in the 5-6th decade
Valve on Echocardiogram ... decade of life w/sign ... approx 20% of cases ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
life-threatening causes ... pain, such as MI ... or aortic dissection ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
often follows a URI ... in refractory cases ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
fluffy white ischemic ... Elschnig's Spots • Ischemia ... causes optic nerve ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications