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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... #Cardiology
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... patient with an ASD ... #washout #ASD # ... defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
experts utilize direct ... patients with chronic atrial ... (2017 AHA/ACC VHD ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Target #DOAC #Table
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
(< 5% pts with afibb ... ventricles; to detect ... valve • Left ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
embolism +++, Heart ... cultures/serology: Serial ... negative blood ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... decompensated heart ... a synergistic effect ... management #treatment #comparison ... #table
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
the transplanted heart ... with preserved atrial ... Fibrillation #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #a4c #AV #Dissociation
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Small secundum ASD ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram ... associated with an atrial ... septal defect. ... POCUS #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... - Structural heart ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... management for select