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Inferior Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities on POCUS Echocardiogram

Older male with chest pain, diaphoresis. ECG with concerning
Abnormalities on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Patient with RWMA ... Inferior #Regional #WMA ... Abnormality #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Wall Motion Abnormalities!

1. Hypokinesis = ↓ Squeeze
2. Akinesis = No Squeeze
3. Dyskinesis = Outward Bulging

Sam Ghali,
twitter.com/EM_RESUS #WMA ... #PSAX #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
almost) all TMAs cause ... TMA is a triad of ... and secondary TMA ... Primary TMA is due ... TTP is only TMA
Anterolateral Wall Motion Abnormalities (WMA) on POCUS Echocardiogram (PSAX)
Consider early TTE for patients presenting with cardiopulmonary
Abnormalities (WMA ... ) on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Finding a WMA like ... Abnormalities #WMA ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Nice Mid-Septal, Apical-Septal, Apical-Lateral WMA from STEMI LAD occlusion on POCUS
- Dr. Robert Strony https://twitter.com/Stronysono
#Apical #Septal
Apical-Lateral WMA ... WallMotionAbnormality #WMA ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #Cardiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Set mA to 70 (estimate ... : 1 mA/kg). 5. ... Increase by 5mA/ ... (usually 5-10 mA ... differential #management #cardiology
Chest pain, good story, but nonspecific ECG? Do a bedside echo: regional WMAs support your case
echo: regional WMAs ... support your case ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #WMAs #LocalizationMap
Echocardiogram images with outlined regional wall motion abnormality territories of A) PSLAX B) PSAX, and C)
Echocardiogram images ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #WMAs #LocalizationMap
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... TTP from other TMA ... (vs. secondary TMA ... HUS) Treatment ... Purpura #management #treatment
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
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fibrin clot - Treatment ... interaction - Treatment ... Maximum Amplitude (MA ... minutes after MA ... /MCF - Treatment