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Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Chest XRay Case #1: ... Case #2: The "tubular ... The proximal LAD ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #radiology #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... presents with 1 ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
ankle 0.0015 mSv 1/ ... 14th CXRs 2-view ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 ... follow through 1 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
STEMI NSTEMI: 1. ... cardiogenic shock 2. ... /UA, TIMI low (1- ... 2) risk - BWH ... catheterization #cardiology
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
/e’ < 8 Grade 1 ... Relaxation Speed Grade 2 ... • Increase in LAP ... Restrictive): • E/A >2, ... grades #diagnosis #cardiology
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
Renal disease - Cr ... >2 mg/dL or CC ... < 10 g/dL or <2 ... deposition disease, and amyloidosis ... diseases, CML, amyloidosis
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
anterior descending (LAD ... occlusion 1) ... elevation in aVR (>= 1 ... mm) 2) ST depressions ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... presents with 1 ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #S4C
Cor triatriatum

Congenital anomaly: heart with three atria
Either LA or RA can be divided into 2 compartments
Cor triatriatum ... atria Either LA ... be divided into 2 ... compartments (cor ... ) #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
QRS in 10s - 2 ... x 10 Rhythm (1) ... every QRS and vv (2) ... pacer - QTc < 1/ ... electrocardiogram #cardiology