38 results
ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
Valvular #Stenosis #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
other coexisting cardiac ... other coexisting cardiac ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #Chin #cardiology ... #diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
@SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac ... VTI 3) Calculate Cardiac ... Output #CO #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... Genitourinary Diagnostic ... Tests: - CBC ... Transaminitis - Radiology ... #Criteria #Workup
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
murmur • Heard best ... Heart #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurements #Criteria
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #cardiology