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Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... diameter > 7 cm and ... LAESV index > 160 mL ... Enlargement #Severe #Cardiology ... Clinical #POCUS #A4C
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
arterial hypertension ... thromboembolism) 1) ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Causes: • Hypertension ... : • Low: <1 percent ... Intermediate burden: >1 ... capture of the atria ... arrhythmia • Atrial
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... severe RV dilation and ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... #s4c #pocus
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
greater stroke risk and ... heart failure H Hypertension ... A Age 65–74 (1 ... point) Sc Sex ... points - 0.2 % 1
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Arterial Hypertension ... annular dilatation and ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
you see on this SC ... Hypertensive without ... Septal bounce and ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... An ASD with atria ... #Restrictive #Cardiomyopathy ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
• Classic triad ... : 1/2 paroxysmal ... → cardiomyopathy ... may present with pulmonary ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... (fossa ovalis) and ... @EduPOCUS #atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #ultrasound