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Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Cor triatriatum

Congenital anomaly: heart with three atria
Either LA or RA can be divided into 2 compartments
heart with three atria ... Either LA or RA ... be divided into 2 ... triatriatum dextrum) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Diagram
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... Angiography or Cardiac ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... 1) Patient presentation ... • Cardiac-specific ... smoldering myeloma 2) ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Diagnosis: 1. ... Clinical suspicion 2. ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... activation → IL-1 ... disproportionate atrial
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Tamponade Beck's Triad ... 1. ... Hypotension 2. ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
x 10 Rhythm (1) ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... pacer - QTc < 1/ ... Approach #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology