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Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
LVOT diameter: 1. ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... Calculate VTI: 1. ... Obtain A5c view ... Measurement #POCUS #cardiology
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
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
(3) components 1) ... Suprasternal Notch 2) ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
with and without contrast ... with and without contrast ... Scoring 3 mSv 1 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Infection • Dose > 2 ... Gy • Onset <2 ... people) = 4.5 Gy. 1 ... Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... Lymphopenia is first lab
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... spontaneous echo contrast ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
2. ... event, follow ACC ... - Cataract Plan ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... #2 c/w hepatopulmonary ... L shunt as RAP>LAP ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
(TEE) Windows 1. ... ME AV-LAX view 7 ... ME-Ascending Aorta LAX ... TG LAX view 25. ... UE Aortic Arch LAX
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Differential Diagnosis 1. ... to right shunt 2. ... #Negative #Contrast ... echocardiogram #s4c