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Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
• Increase in LAP ... more “Push” from LA ... Severe increase in LAP ... more “Push” from LA ... Also LA enlargement
LAD STEMI on with Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS Echocardiogram

What's the diagnosis?? 63 year old with BP of
LAD STEMI on with ... Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS ... echo: proximal LAD ... @eabramsMD #LAD ... #Hypokinesis #POCUS
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... ever seen a left atrium ... LA diameter > 7 ... officialdrk12 #Left #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Lab patterns seen ... Metabolism A table ... of lab values compiled ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table
Proximal LAD STEMI with Anterior Wall Akinesis on POCUS

If you have trouble appreciating regional wall motion
Proximal LAD STEMI ... Wall Akinesis on POCUS ... abnormalities on POCUS ... with a proximal LAD ... #Hypokinesis #LAD
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
ve in I, II - LAD ... LBBB, LAFB - RAD ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... RBBB (V1/V2 rsr', lat ... (V5/V6 rs, qs; lat
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
LAD Coronary Artery ... Dissection on POCUS ... Cath LAD dissection ... @Stronysono #LAD ... Artery #Dissection #POCUS
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
should undergo lab ... Supplemental lab ... met: z score of LAD ... or z scores in LAD ... with clinical and lab
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
1 - Bilateral LAD ... 2 - Bilateral LAD ... involvement without LAD ... include hilar LAD ... Lofgren Syndrome - Triad
Taktosubo MIMIC on Echocardiogram A4C

ECG with anterolateral T wave inversions. Acute 99% LAD lesion + 70%
Acute 99% LAD lesion ... Echocardiogram #A4C #LAD ... occlusion #clinical #pocus