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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Valve disease ... tissue (previous MI ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... - Most Common Cause ... vessels • Atrial Fibrillation ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
sclerosis (both heart valve ... developing atrial fibrillation ... developed atrial fibrillation ... significantly positive ... #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Diagnosis? ... Consistent with AWMI ... #VFib #S4C #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Blood cultures are positive ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... independently from the valve ... regurgitation #cardiology ... echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #POCUS #S4C
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... failure • Mitral valve ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Diagnosis? ... Consistent with AWMI ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #clinical
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... in diagnosing cardiac ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c