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Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
(A4) Apical 4 Chamber ... atrium (LA). ... #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Apical ... #FourChamber #ALiEM
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Chest XRay Case #1: ... Case #2: The "tubular ... calcifications in the LAD ... The proximal LAD ... #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 #views
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
sinus rhythm... 1. ... This can be LA aneurysm ... idiopathic. 2. ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... Layered clot seen in LA ... by the LAA appears ... #cardiology #a4c
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
thrombus occupying 1/ ... MI effecting [LAD ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #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 ... Transgastric Apical ... TG LAX view 25. ... Views #diagnosis #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... laterally displaced apical ... → no signs of CXR ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... • Prevalence: 1- ... Clinical Manifestations ... EMG testing Lab ... valproate, vigabatrin, propofol
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
L shunt as RAP>LAP ... septum shifts left ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline