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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... , constrictive percarditis ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Echocardiogram (a4c ... of underlying cardiac ... #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Hypovolemic shock • Constrictive ... collapse: • Aortic regurgitation ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... Stenosis Tricuspid Regurgitation ... Shunt Tamponade/Constrictive ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Tricuspid Regurgitation ... Pericardium • Constrictive ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • Constriction ... • Stenosis • Regurgitation ... Arrhythmia • Atrial
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... you see on this SC ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Large atrial septal defect on cardiac POCUS with an oddly satisfying bubble study.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
Large atrial septal ... defect on cardiac ... POCUS with an oddly ... SeptalDefect #Clinical #Cardiology ... #A4C #Large
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology