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Boerhaave Syndrome on Endoscopy
Another spontaneous esophageal perforation (Boerhaave Syndrome) with gross mediastinal soiling from retching a
Syndrome) with gross mediastinal ... food debris from mediastinum ... Syndrome #Endoscopy #EGD ... perforation #clinical #gastroenterology
Posterior Mediastinal Neuroblastoma seen on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Neuroblastoma of posterior mediastinum compressing LA, Aorta

Dr Gopalan Rajesh
Posterior Mediastinal ... seen on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Posterior #Mediastinal ... Neuroblastoma #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
Malignancy, Anterior mediastinal ... Non-relaxation of EG ... junction: Achalasia, EG ... ring, anterior mediastinal ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
ED echo Focal Ant ... Dissection #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PSAX #Clinical #Cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
left ventricular end‐diastolic ... right ventricular end‐diastolic ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram
Severe Aortic Stenosis on POCUS

Calcified Aortic valve leaflets with minimal opening. LVH likely secondary to AS
presents to your ED ... to discuss with cardiology ... Stenosis #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Cardiology
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
• Measured in end-diastole ... • Measured in end-systole ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #Jenni #Chin #cardiology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
to esophagus: Mediastinal ... structural disorder → EGD ... Diagnosis #Management #gastroenterology
Patient with end of stage COPD on Echocardiogram

Reminder that McConnell's sign does not always mean PE

The
Patient with end ... stage COPD on Echocardiogram ... The_echo_lady #COPD #Echocardiogram ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
pancreatic or mediastinal ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD ... #Indications #Gastroenterology