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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... typical boot shaped heart ... caused the upturned ... cardiac apex due ... the most common cardiac
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... presenting with chest ... disease • Cardiac ... Pulse deficit/differential ... opiates • Control heart
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... In this case, the ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Bradycardia Cardiac ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve surgery • Heart ... #cardiology #BRADI
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... flip-flopping in the chest ... disease (e.g., aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... block, annular or aortic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... In many cases we ... Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
metastasize to the heart ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c #3d