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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
is desirable, e.g ... Non-contrast CT - Rapid ... abdominal pain: diagnoses ... Combination of above MRI ... #Radiology #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... x 10 Rhythm (1) ... LBBB, LAFB - RAD ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on ECG Mid ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: 1. ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 •
mortality in inferior MI ... RV dysfunction. e.g ... forward flow. e.g ... artery #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
thrombus occupying 1/ ... hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Thrombus #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... months before 1° ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Obtain EKG if: ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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And Proteinuria (e.g ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... under control or rapid ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology