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Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
ventricle (RV), right atrium ... (LV) and left atrium ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Apical ... #FourChamber #ALiEM
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
atrium on Echocardiogram ... Long chronic severe ... #atrium #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
Parasternal Long ... atrium (LA), anterior ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal ... LongAxis #PSLA #ALiEM
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... aortic root, and left ... atrium should roughly ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
annular plane into left ... atrium. ... muscle injury: Direct ... MR from dilated LA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung