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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... • Establish diagnosis ... structure of mitral valve ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... chest leads Cardiac ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Windows: Aortic Valve ... , Mitral Valve, ... PSAX #Windows #Echocardiogram ... Fanning #Views #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... Structural • Valve ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... MVP/MR, mitral valve ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... • PSAX: Aortic Valve ... • PSAX: Mitral Valve ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Parasternal Short ... look for Aortic Valve ... mercedes #sign #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
of the Mitral Valve ... Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... , dilated cardiomyopathy ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology