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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... 2. ... Presentation: - Fever ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... agent, steroids, AC
Colorized POCUS of a plethoric IVC in cardiac tamponade

To correctly identify the IVC you must visualize
plethoric IVC in cardiac ... tamponade To ... the following: (1) ... distal IVC [blue] (2) ... #pocus #ultrasound
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... the OR in under 1 ... root, and left atrium ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
of lung cancer ... metastasize (>1/ ... 2 melanoma cases ... #metastasis #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... Long chronic severe ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... exam Determine Cardiac ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... #cardiology #a4c
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary