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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS 78 ... chest leads Cardiac ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... POCUS RUSH exam ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #Ultrasound
Inverted Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy after high-voltage electrocution on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Inverted #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy #electrocution #Echocardiogram
Inverted Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... Inverted #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #a4c
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... In up to 1/4 of cases ... of stress cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #POCUS
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... #Arrest #cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
chest pain and a cardiac ... POCUS showed a ... 3/ #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... previous MI) Non-Cardiac ... Causes: - High ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology