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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
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
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Radiation Injury ... • Onset Hours Cardio ... people) = 4.5 Gy. 1 ... Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... #Toxicity #diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... Manage acute cardiac ... injury 4. ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis
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
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: 1. ... lack of acute cardiac ... ischemic changes CXR ... #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG 1. ... anterior descending (LAD ... Subepicardial atrial ... injury from pericardial ... : Differential diagnosis