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What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (A4C)

From what I
can eyeball it (A4C ... a consequence HoCM ... Clinical #Cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #HOCM #HCM #Hypertrophic
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
 •
& severity of LVOT ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM ... #HOCM #Echocardiogram
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM ... Significant LVOT ... cara_mercer #HOCM ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
LVOTO due to SAM ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Answer: Dynamic LVOTO ... Anterior #Motion #LVOTO ... #SAM #HOCM #POCUS
What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (PSAX)

From what I
a consequence HoCM ... Clinical #Cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #HOCM ... #HCM #Hypertrophic
ASE Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Morphology
 - LVOT Obstruction
 - Systolic
Morphology - LVOT ... Factors of SCD #HOCM ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM
A 70 yo pt with a 4.6 cm septum with HCM, thickest I have seen.
pt with a 4.6 cm ... septum with HCM ... Clinical #Cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #HOCM ... #HCM #Hypertrophic
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM ... MRI (+) septal HCM ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM ... #HCM #clinical ... plax #cardiology #pocus
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Zoom to LVOT 3. ... at mid systole, 1cm ... Obtain A5c view ... #Measurement #POCUS
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Myocarditis, postpartum CM ... outflow Obstruction (LVOTO ... chronic HTN - HOCM ... or Takotsubo CM