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Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Echocardiogram (A4C ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #regurgitation ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Echocardiogram (a4c ... of underlying cardiac ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... - Valves ... • Tricuspid Regurgitation ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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disease (ie. ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... collapse: • Aortic regurgitation ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... 1cm from aortic valve ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
sclerosis (both heart valve ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... coronary heart disease ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... failure • Mitral valve ... Severe mitral regurgitation ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... disease, prosthetic ... , h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... View RCM is a disease ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c
Prominent Eustachian valve on Echocardiogram
Prominent Eustachian valve can be confused with the right atrial mass, esp
with the right atrial ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus