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Papillary Muscle Rupture on POCUS

See the "cracking whip"?  This is what papillary muscle rupture looks
Papillary Muscle ... Rupture on POCUS ... muscle rupture ... looks like on #Echo ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C - Labeled

I colorized this POCUS to make it
Papillary muscle ... rupture on POCUS ... colorized this POCUS ... This is a ruptured ... #muscle #rupture
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... ), Spontaneous rupture ... • Papillary muscle ... cardiomyopathy, Papillary ... muscle rupture,
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Chordae Tendinae • Rupture ... • Endocarditis ... Regurgitation - Papillary ... • Infarct • Rupture ... • Prolapse • Endocarditis
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Ruptured Chordae ... Tendineae on POCUS ... MVP, subacute endocarditis ... MR when you see ruptured ... Chordae #Tendineae #POCUS
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Persistently +ve blood culture ... organisms - ECHO ... criteria #Endocarditis
Posteromedial Papillary Muscle Rupture on Echo

Acute post-MI rupture of the posteromedial papillary muscle is 6-10 times
Muscle Rupture ... on Echo Acute ... post-MI rupture ... #Muscle #Rupture ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Aortic Aneurysm - Papillary ... Muscle Rupture ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
dysfunction - Endocarditis ... - Post-MI papillary ... muscle rupture
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... • Additional culture ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... Consider repeat echo ... Critical Care #Endocarditis