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D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... Right Ventricular ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
of Acute Right Ventricular ... - McConnell's Sign ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint Sign ... : UC and CD • infection ... (e.g. pseudomembranous ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #radiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... criteria (D) a ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... diagnosis includes ... Differentiating ventricular ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
assessment of right ventricular ... ; RVEDD, right ventricular ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiography Right ventricular ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurements #Criteria
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... worsening brady, Signs ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #cardiology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meningeal signs ... lesion • CNS infection ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD