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Causes of SVC Syndrome - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis (aka catheter-associated), Goiter, Fibrosing
Causes of SVC Syndrome ... Malignant (60-85%): SCLC ... , NSCLC, NHL, Germ ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #SVC
Sinus Arrhythmia - ECG Diagnosis
Remember in Sinus arrhythmia, the P to P varies by > 0.16
Sinus Arrhythmia - ECG ... varies by > 0.16 sec ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C) with Saline Contrast
POCUS may help you to spot fine
Fibrillation on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (S4C ... Saline Contrast POCUS ... Fibrillation #VFib #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #s4c
Causes of Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome 
Malignant Causes (2/3 of cases)
 - 95%
Superior Vena Cava (SVC ... Cancer - NSCLC ... common) - SCLC ... Thomas28George #SVC
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia - ECG ... QRS width ≥ 0.12 sec ... Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... you see on this SC ... cm/s, plethoric IVC ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #s4C
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • Subcostal (SC ... Inferior Vena Cava (SC ... View (A5C) • SC ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram

I recently saw the largest pericardial effusion of my life. Something out
Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #S4C
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
A: Apical SC ... Imaging Plane, e.g ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... #Nomenclature #POCUS