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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Non-ischemic EKG ... Proximal aortic ... Note large aortic ... TypeA #Dissection #Aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
the setting of Aortic ... Senning surgery an note ... Echocardiogram shows ... aortic coarctation ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... IABP) Intra-aortic ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... • Block in AV node ... block beyond AV node ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... pedal edema, and clear ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... septal shudder by M‐mode ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Aortic Coarctation on Echocardiogram
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
on Echocardiogram ... Senning surgery an note ... Echocardiogram shows ... #coarctation #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... Chest Pain • ECG ... pacemaker to Demand mode ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Aortic Valve in M-Mode Simplified
 - Normal
 - Bicuspid
 - Calcific Aortic Stenosis
 - Aortic Valve
Aortic Valve in ... M-Mode Simplified ... Stenosis - Aortic ... #Valve #MMode #cardiology ... #diagnosis #echocardiogram