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Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... Cardiac #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... Cardiac #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... Cardiac #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... Cardiac #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
indicates heart failure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
enlargement of the heart figure ... can indicate pericardial ... only a minimal pericardial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... a large heart figure ... enlarged heart figure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pericardial fatpad
Pericardial fat depositions are common.
Sometimes a large fat pad can be seen (figure).
Necrosis of the
Pericardial fatpad ... Pericardial fat ... pad can be seen (figure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology