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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Constrictive Pericarditis ... LV& LA, sharp diastolic ... filling halt, increased ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #PLAX
Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Left Ventricular Filling ... Echocardiography #Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Diastolic #Dysfunction
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disease (Preserved Diastolic ... Filling • Transient ... • Pericardial Constriction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Aortic Stenosis - Diastolic ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Parasternal #LongAxis #PLAX
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... /sec, (C) mild diastolic ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... inspiration and a diastolic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Diastolic Dysfunction ... Relaxation Speed - POCUS ... #diastology #Diastolic ... echocardiogram #grades #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
contraction at end diastole ... systole): ↑ in constrictive ... in early diastole ... ) Steep ↑ with constrictive ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
ASE Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function
 - Myocardial Function and LV Filling
 - Criteria for
Evaluation of LV Diastolic ... - Criteria for Diagnosis ... of LV Diastolic ... diastology #cardiology #diagnosis ... echocardiogram #pocus
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
return/ventricular filling ... cardiac tamponade, constrictive ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
surrogate for RV filling ... • LV End Diastolic ... at the end of diastole ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #