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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 ... #Severe #Cardiology ... Clinical #POCUS #A4C
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... Fibrillation (AF ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Echocardiogram - S4C ... Final diagnosis-left ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #S4C
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 ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
inhibitor; AF, atrial ... fibrillation; ARB ... ventricular; LVH ... , left ventricular ... hypertrophy; MCS
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... left atria, the ... identify left atrial ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
Ventricular Fibrillation ... membrane oxygenation and ... preserved atrial ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #a4c
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
heart block, sino-atrial ... (SA) block, AV ... ventricular fibrillation ... Non-paroxysmal atrial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
heart dysfunction and ... ejection time; FAC ... atrium; LV, left ... diameter; RA, right atrium ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Fibrillation ... greater stroke risk and ... –74 (1 point) Sc ... AFib #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis ... #neurology #cardiology