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Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
poor prognostic signs ... Muscle Rupture and Ischemic ... afterload • Severe ischemic ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Which diagnosis ... , no signs of tamponade ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pericardial ... #effusion #plax
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
, - regional ischemia ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - regional ischemia ... Hypovolemia - LV ... - Mesenteric ischemia
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... may benefit from LV ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... ICU for acute ischemic ... What are the next POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... of Systole, the LV ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... of Systole, the LV ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... ICU for acute ischemic ... What are the next POCUS ... tests are not POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... dysfunction or LV ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology