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Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
, Mitral Valve, ... motion to image the LV ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Cardiology
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... Non-ischemic EKG ... What's the Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Hemopericardium
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... abscess, and reduced LV ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
valve - Secondary ... regurgitation - Ischemic ... produced by LV ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
DEPRESSED ST Mnemonic for Causes of ST Segment Depression

D - Drooping valve (mitral valve prolapse)
E -
(mitral valve prolapse ... - Enlargement (LV ... Subendocardial ischemia ... Depression #Mnemonic #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
left ventricle (LV ... (LA), anterior mitral ... valve leaflet ( ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - VCU Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #plax ... #clinical
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 ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... #differential #diagnosis
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
valve prolapse ... adjacent posterobasal LV ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Short-Axis View (PSAX ... ICU for acute ischemic ... are all of some value ... #clinical #cardiology