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Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Echocardiogram (PLAX) A 68-year-old ... Final diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... pericardial disease; assess ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Superficial Soft Tissue Abscess with Cobblestoning on POCUS

The ultrasound shows a superficial abscess (green) with cobblestoning
Cobblestoning on POCUS ... The ultrasound ... cobblestoning (yellow), near ... The management plan ... #clinical #ultrasound
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Diagnosis? ... Management? ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #PLAX ... #clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... echocardiography - Assess ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
greater than 1cm/year ... The classic triad ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
team of problem ... • Diagnostic ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... with Cardio-OB team ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology