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Patient with end of stage COPD on Echocardiogram

Reminder that McConnell's sign does not always mean PE

The
that McConnell's sign ... not always mean PE ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... may aid in the diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
McConnell's sign on Echocardiogram
Dilated RV and preserved apical movement (McConnell's sign) suggestive of PE.  Also
McConnell's sign ... suggestive of PE ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #pocus #clinical ... #s4c
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
lung cancer (2D/3D ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c #3d
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... Nuclear SPECT ($$$), PET ... CT/MRI ($$$$) ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on ... Chest CT • Partial ... • DDx: PE, portal ... #Polo #Mint #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... infarction, massive PE ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #cardiology #differential ... #causes
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
other coexisting cardiac ... epicardial surface to peak ... other coexisting cardiac ... #Jenni #Chin #cardiology ... #diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
findings in acute PE ... evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... supporting evidence of PE ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... - Most Common Cause ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #cardiology