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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #cardiology #MRI
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... of chest pain ECG ... chest leads Cardiac ... MRI: https://www.grepmed.com ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Case – 26M with no medical history presents with chest pain and palpitations. He states that
no medical history ... history of sudden cardiac ... of sudden cardiac ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #ARVD
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG ... Triage EKG (no prior ... See thread for POCUS ... Pulmonary #Embolism #ECG ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
despite intensive medical ... New/worsening MR ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... In this case, the ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... ) EM resident ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... EKG from same patient ... images/4745 - Brian ... A4C #Clinical #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology