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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
variation, (B) a septal ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Source: Fanaroff AC ... This Patient With Chest ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Echocardiogram Septic ... Diagnosis? ... Management? ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... for definitive management ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #ultrasound #Pericardial
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Effusion causing Cardiac ... Echocardiogram (S4c ... Tamponade #clinical #ultrasound ... #s4c #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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unstable pt w/ chest ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #clinical #s4c
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
the inter-atrial septum ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #ultrasound
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... Note the septal ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... intolerance • Chest ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology