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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. ... Zoom to LVOT 3. ... Calculate VTI: 1. ... Obtain A5c view
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Chest XRay Case #1: ... Case #2: The "tubular ... Case #3: This is ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #radiology #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
described using three (3) ... components 1) Transducer ... 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 ... mSv 1 year MEN’ ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (3) RV dysfunction ... spontaneous echo contrast ... #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
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. ... agitated saline 3. ... echocardiogram #s4c
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
(TEE) Windows 1. ... -Chamber view 3. ... ME AV-LAX view 7 ... ME-Ascending Aorta LAX ... TG LAX view 25.
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
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Echocardiogram (a4c ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... This can be LA aneurysm ... idiopathic. 2. ... chronic severe MR 3.