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LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
LVOTO due to SAM ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Dynamic LVOTO due to SAM ... Motion #LVOTO #SAM ... #HOCM #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... POCUS ECHO performed ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Echocardiogram
Intra-arrest Echo showing V-Fib at rhythm check!

Sam Ghali, M.D. @ https://twitter.com/EM_RESUS

#VFib #VentricularFibrillation #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Ultrasound #Clinical
Sam Ghali, M.D. ... VentricularFibrillation #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Papillary Muscle Rupture on POCUS

See the "cracking whip"?  This is what papillary muscle rupture looks
Muscle Rupture on POCUS ... Sam Ghali, M.D. ... Muscle #Rupture #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Dilated Cardiomyopathy - poor EF

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#DCM #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical #cardiology
jchristianfox #DCM ... Cardiomyopathy #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Wall Motion Abnormalities!

1. Hypokinesis = ↓ Squeeze
2. Akinesis = No Squeeze
3. Dyskinesis = Outward Bulging

Sam Ghali,
Outward Bulging Sam ... Hypokinesis #PSAX #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
Cardiomyopathy #SAM ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... A: Apical SC ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... #Nomenclature #POCUS
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Serial trops (-) EM ... thickening and SAM ... MRI (+) septal HCM ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... plax #cardiology #pocus
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Enlargement on Echocardiogram ... LA diameter > 7 cm ... Severe #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #POCUS