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D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Acute Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS - Parasternal ... dilation but also LV ... #POCUS #PSAX #Echocardiogram ... #CriticalCare
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS - Parasternal ... dilation but also LV ... #POCUS #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Embolism on Multiple POCUS Windows
Is your patient's hemodynamic deterioration a consequence of pulmonary embolism? Triangulate
on Multiple POCUS ... Hyperdynamic Underfilled LV ... Interdependence (PSAX ... #AcutePE #clinical ... #POCUS #Windows
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... LA, LV, aortic root ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... motion to image the LV ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Fanning #Views #Clinical
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
Affects RV & TV >> LV ... Myopathy" (sometimes LV ... Ebsteins #Anomaly #A4c ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
Arterial Lines - Abnormal ... Weak Beats - RV & LV ... Peak - Severe Aortic ... lines #waveforms #diagnosis ... #criticalcare
LV Pseudoaneurysm

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

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... HeartToProve #LV ... #Ventricular #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacMRI ... #PSAX #A4C #Echocardiogram
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
yo M sent from clinic ... POCUS shows aortic ... Also, LV dilation ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... common problem in clinical ... with impaired and normal ... LV functions. ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology