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PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM ... case with systolic ... cara_mercer #HOCM ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram ... reversal of severe biventricular ... Case Resolution: ... #psax #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM ... Management Diagnosis ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Ultrasound Right Ventricular ... DSign #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Diagnosis? ... Management? ... Motion #LVOTO #SAM #HOCM ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes • ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
stenosis; MVP/MR ... regurgitation; HOCM ... stenosis; VSD, ventricular ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Premature Ventricular ... heart disease Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
Polymorphic ventricular ... tachycardia initiated by PVC ... dePointes #TdP #Diagnosis ... pathophysiology #cardiology ... #causes #differential