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Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
Lateral pivot shift, Apley ... compression (meniscal ... and McMurray (meniscal ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... PhysicalExam #Lachman #Apley
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Parasternal Short ... Understanding long and short ... motion to image the LV ... PSAX #Windows #Echocardiogram ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloidosis

Huge Atria, Thick LV and IntraAtrial Septum with Apical Sparing

- Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD
@onco_cardiology

#Amyloidosis #Echocardiogram #POCUS
Cardiac Amyloidosis ... Huge Atria, Thick LV ... #Amyloidosis #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #SC4C
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... (esp. basal) LV ... Abnormal a-wave #Cardiac ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Echocardiographic criteria of LV ... other coexisting cardiac ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #Jenni #Chin #cardiology ... #diagnosis
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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Cardiomyopathy • Establish diagnosis ... • Evaluate for LV ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... US: LV hypokinesia ... #Causes #cardiology
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
@SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Relaxation & Decreased LV ... Mild Decrease in LV ... Echocardiography #echocardiogram ... #grades #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac ... VTI 3) Calculate Cardiac ... Output #CO #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis