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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
blue marks on her chest ... evaluate her JVP (video ... the underlying diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Double Apical Impulse (S4) Visualization on Physical Exam - A small stick taped to the chest
Apical Impulse (S4 ... stick taped to the chest ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... #Signs #Cardiology ... #NEJM
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
was referred to cardiology ... was enough to diagnose ... and Kussmaul’s sign ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
demonstrated in the video ... Most likely diagnosis ... the skin (middle chest ... = constrictive pericarditis ... #Cardiology
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
see source for video ... and lower left lung ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #chest ... #xray #peds #respiratory
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... #management #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... infarct or acute chest ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis