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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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• Establish diagnosis ... & direction of mitral ... valve & papillary ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... His pmd diagnosed ... #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy ... #DCM #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Admit ==> Positive ... MRI (+) septal HCM ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
1) Transducer Position ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Doing this scan I thought for a moment the machine was playing
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... jchristianfox #DCM ... #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy ... #cardiology #PLAX
Fractional Shortening (PLAX) on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is demonstrated in the clip?
Resolution: Fractional shortening
) on POCUS Echocardiogram ... function (& replaced mitral ... valve). ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #Cardiomyopathy
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
cardiomyopathy ... atached to the mitral ... valve, but to the ... Wall #Thrombus #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #PLAX #Clot
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... pericarditis: (A) a dilated ... , (B) a septal mitral ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
on Echocardiogram ... valve prolapse ... velocity (≥ 16 cm ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #clinical #diagnosis
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
lateral decub position ... Which diagnosis ... pericard effusion, no signs ... #clinical #cardiology ... pericardial #effusion #plax