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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
HCM + SAM ==> D ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
Optic Nerve • MSK ... DVT • IVC • Aorta ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Septic patient ... Diagnosis? ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
What's the Diagnosis ... aortic root (nl <4 cm ... Dissection #Aortic #Aorta ... #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
A 70 yo pt with a 4.6 cm septum with HCM, thickest I have seen.
pt with a 4.6 cm ... septum with HCM ... TJaredBunch #Clinical #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #HOCM #HCM
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Dissection Flap on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Post-MI Ventricular Septal Defect / Rupture

Dr. Mara Caroline @MaraCarolineMD

#PostMI #VSD #Septal #Rupture #Cardiology #Clinical #Ultrasound #Echocardiogram
Post-MI Ventricular Septal ... #Rupture #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #PSAX
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
view with severe septal ... with Hypertrophic CM ... #HCM #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... HR 74, JVP 15 cm ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology