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Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture
Inferior infarct.
Ivs flat suggest high RV pressure- bad news
Needs immediate cardiac surgery.

Ivan Stankovic,
Septal Rupture ... Needs immediate cardiac ... #Septal #Rupture ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Exaggerated Ventricular ... Interdependence: • Limited Cardiac ... Fixed Volume → Septum ... Inflow Across A-V Valves ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
of shock) • Septic ... acute valvular rupture ... ascending aorta into valve ... venous return/ventricular ... tamponade, constrictive
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
66% of shock) • Septic ... acute valvular rupture ... ascending aorta into valve ... venous return/ventricular ... tamponade, constrictive
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... What are the next POCUS ... : serial blood cultures ... are all of some value ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... What are the next POCUS ... : serial blood cultures ... are all of some value ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology