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McConnell's Sign in RV Infarct
This patient arrived as a STEMI alert. Apical 4-chamber view showing a
Apical 4-chamber ... ); LV function preserved ... #clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #cardiology #anatomy
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
What's the diagnosis ... in RA. dilated RV ... later with normal LV ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Pseudoaneurysm with Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)

Something that once looked like a true LV aneurysm w/thrombus, turned
Echocardiogram (A4C ... looked like a true LV ... Pseudoaneurysm #apical ... #Thrombus #a4c ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... occupying 1/3 the LV ... DD the [apical HOCM ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
POCUS Echocardiogram ... for associated LV ... thrombus. ... EF -> visible mural ... echocardiogram #clinical #anatomy
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Echocardiogram - Apical ... is late RCM as LV ... you would expect RV ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #cardiology #a4c
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
vs LV. ... 100% reliable sign ... ventricle with the apically ... clinical #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus
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 ... poor prognostic signs ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... rupture along LV
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
with or without LV ... • Idiopathic LV ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV ... thrombus, RV systolic ... studies show no ↓ LV
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
surrogate for RV ... • LV End Diastolic ... sectional area of the LV ... blood from the LV ... precede other signs