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Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... #Cardiac #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
stage 1 - diffuse, positive ... leads indicates atrial ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... root, and left atrium ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... ) EM resident ... Admit ==> Positive ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... in diagnosing cardiac ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... ultrasound #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Blood cultures are positive ... : • New cardiac ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology