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McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)
Elderly female with recent hospitalization presented with hypotension, tachycardia and low
McConnell's Sign ... and low grade fever ... #McConnells #Sign ... #A4C #cardiology ... #clinical
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Signs #Symptoms
VSD on Newborn POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)
Term newborn presents with irritability and increased work of breathing. Bedside
(A4C) Term newborn ... resolution: Patient had signs ... copious B lines on lung ... #pediatrics #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
presents with fever ... frequently have lung ... emboli (see CT cor ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... workup or TSH level ... if symptoms of ... monitoring (vital signs ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... Pneumonia Signs ... /Symptoms: • Confusion ... urea nitrogen level ... Yield of blood CX
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... defined sensory level ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... or family - Ever ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management