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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign ... #ClotInTransit
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 2 patients w ... strain related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
: - Fever + ANC ... immediate treatment 1. ... ICANS: altered level ... renal failure, pulmonary ... opacities, SOB, pleural
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
within the first 1 ... to 2 weeks after ... decrease in HIV-1 ... infiltrates, pleural ... • HBV, HCV - Hepatic
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... /50 Rule (part 1) ... and second ribs.1 ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... seen on a CXR.2