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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy ... - Pericardial ... Effusion - Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
PLAX. ... cara_mercer #HOCM #Hypertrophic ... #Cardiomyopathy ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy ... resident does echo ... HCM #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (PSAX)

From what I
can eyeball it (PSAX ... Clinical #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Hypertrophic # ... Cardiomyopathy
Anterior Regional Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
PSLA window from echocardiogram done on admission
Abnormality on POCUS ... - PSAX PSLA window ... No pericardial effusion ... seen on initial echo ... #Hypokinesis #POCUS
Papillary Muscle Rupture on POCUS

See the "cracking whip"?  This is what papillary muscle rupture looks
Muscle Rupture on POCUS ... looks like on #Echo ... Muscle #Rupture #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #PLAX
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... may also have hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy, ... diagnosis #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve endocarditis ... with pericardial ... #mitralvalve #endocarditis ... #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... causing Tamponade on POCUS ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #PLAX
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Vegetations on Echocardiogram ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Mitral #Valve #psax ... #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus