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Pulmonary Embolism on Multiple POCUS Windows
Is your patient's hemodynamic deterioration a consequence of pulmonary embolism? Triangulate
Embolism on Multiple POCUS ... - Dilated RV ... Underfilled LV ... Flattening and Ventricular ... Embolism #AcutePE #clinical
Parasternal Short-Axis (PSSA) view with right ventricle (RV), circular left ventricle (LV), and papillary muscles #Clinical
right ventricle (RV ... left ventricle (LV ... papillary muscles #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... #PSAX #ALiEM
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Right Ventricular ... (EI) = D2/D1 RV ... echocardiogram #psax ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pocus
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
& TV >> LV & MV ... • Ventricular ... Myopathy" (sometimes LV ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Clinical presentation ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... Increases, Cardiac US: LV ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology #MRI
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
but very clear ventricular ... interdependence—notice how the RV ... /LV ratio changes ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
with isolated LV ... with no visual RV ... eabramsMD #VSD #Ventricular ... SeptalDefect #Untreated #Cardiology ... #Clinical #PLAX
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
- MV or LV papillary ... chest wall trauma, LV ... produced by LV ... apical) creates LV ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Infarction Acute LV ... HTN and LV/RV dysfunction ... rupture along LV ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... (case below) • ... HeartToProve #LV ... Pseudoaneurysm #Ventricular ... #Clinical #POCUS