13 results
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #Cardiology #A4C
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #Cardiology #S4C
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... (3) components 1) ... Suprasternal Notch 2) ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Pt sent ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... stopped after 1 ... #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - A4C Pt sent to ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... stopped after 1 ... #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
thrombus occupying 1/ ... territory] In PLAX ... Thrombus #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Fibrinous pericardial effusion with tamponade on POCUS

80F w AFib w pacemaker on warfarin presents with n/v
with tamponade ... w tamponade. ... emergently to cath lab ... POCUS #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #Cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram ... (1) Thickened ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus