7 results
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
to workup right-heart ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Carcinoid Heart ... (A4C) "Frozen ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
immobile anterior and septal ... tricuspid valve ... Carcinoid #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
tachycardia • Ventricular ... • Mitral valve prolapse ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
heart disease ... disease, left ventricular ... valve • Left ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
C Congestive heart ... Thromboembolism V Vascular disease ... (MI, PAD, aortic ... #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis ... #neurology #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
blocks) - ECG Diagnosis ... greater than 0.20 sec ... advanced conduction disease ... AV block, the PP ... blocks #AVBlock #cardiology