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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... had gained 15 kg ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Note the septal ... Also had medial ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4C
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... High rate in <1 ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (- ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Huge LV thrombus on Echocardiogram

Patient with HF and TIA, in sinus rhythm. Heparin, followed by warfarin,
Patient with HF ... after 3 months, serial ... #LV #thrombus #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology #a4c
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... May have typical HF ... months before 1° ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Altered mental ... Presentation: • Altered mental ... PRES Diagnosis: 1. ... • EEG: With persistent ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... PMHx recent CHF, ... What are the next POCUS ... : serial blood cultures ... #clinical #cardiology