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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
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
gas - Cyanotic heart ... defect - Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table ... #Comparison
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
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
cultures/serology: Serial ... negative blood ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Etiology: • Direct ... Venous System/Right Heart ... - Most Common Cause ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram ... commonest congenital cause ... associated with an atrial ... septal defect. ... #cardiology #a4c
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
In this case, note ... septal tricuspid valve ... Carcinoid #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
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
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... • Coagulase-negative ... Septic Emboli Cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology