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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS 78 ... of chest pain ECG ... leads Cardiac MRI ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation ... jugular venous wave caused ... IJ vein seen on POCUS ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology ... #Neck #Jugular
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
Examination of the neck ... It is caused by ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... #Neck #Jugular ... #JVP #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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constriction, restrictive cardiomyopathy ... and other rarer causes ... physicalexam #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology ... #neck #jugular
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A large venous wave, or Giant V wave, is visible in
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation ... It is caused by ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... #Neck #Jugular ... #Cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Antecubital Vein examination to estimate JVP/CVP

In this video, the antecubital veins move between 

Below [RA +
CVP In this video ... E.g. in a cold room ... But in rare cases ... (neck is inaccessible ... #estimate #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
in the chest or neck ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... Severe mitral regurgitation ... Severe aortic regurgitation ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... exclude other causes ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... ARB/ACE-I/ARNI/MRA ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram (A4C) ECG ... Cardiac MR shows ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus