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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
View • Right Ventricular ... (RV) Inflow View ... -Chamber View (A4C ... (RV) Outflow View ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... - TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY ... INJURY/ICH - VENTRICULAR ... ANEURYSM - LVH ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Left Ventricular ... (or sometimes RV ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Accordion Sign of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) on Cardiac MRI
30-year old woman with VPCs. Diagnosis?
Classic
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular ... (ARVC) on Cardiac ... Diagnosis? ... sign of small RV ... infiltration of the RV
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
where there is RV ... dysfunction, impaired RV ... include restrictive cardiomyopathy ... , RV predominant ... #cardiology #differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
• PREMATURE VENTRICULAR ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... ) with dilated RV ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressures (RA, RV ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... passive filling of RV ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology