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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... Also had medial ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... had gained 15 kg ... Kussmaul's sign, marked pedal ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
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
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 ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... ARB/ACE-I/ARNI/MRA ... deteriorating on medical ... #cardiology #treatment
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Sister had MI in ... See thread for POCUS ... seen in 34% of cases ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... failure Diagnosis - Medical ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Anterior Hypokinesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

A 69yo female with history of hypertension presents with 30min shortness of
Hypokinesis on POCUS ... EKG unremarkable ... previous hx of MI ... This was her EKG ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology