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Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
Smoke on Echocardiogram ... (a4c) Smoking ... stenosis Other causes ... Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... #a4c #clinical
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Thickening on Echocardiogram ... : Case 1: LV Clot ... #Thickening #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #a4c ... #comparison #Differential
LV Pseudoaneurysm

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

• True aneurysm:
aneurysm: rupture w/ blood ... (case below) • ... aneurysm: no rupture; blood ... CardiacMRI #PSAX #A4C ... #Echocardiogram
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Though this case ... is late RCM as LV ... #Restrictive #Cardiomyopathy ... #cardiology #a4c
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... in 100,000,000, HCV ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

50's male CAP on Day 4 Zpak but worsening-fever, congestion, cough. BP
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #a4c #clinical
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... in 100,000,000, HCV ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Averages blood flow ... cardiac output causes ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Window on POCUS Echocardiogram ... for associated LV ... and pooling of blood ... In this case, severely ... window #pocus #echocardiogram
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... little coronary blood ... of Systole, the LV ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical