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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Systolic Anterior ... Motion (SAM) of ... (SAM) describes ... #SAM #MitralValve ... #Clinical #POCUS
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
LVOTO due to SAM ... Diagnosis? ... Dynamic LVOTO due to SAM ... #Anterior #Motion ... #LVOTO #SAM #HOCM
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
HOCM case with systolic ... anterior motion ... Cardiomyopathy #SAM ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Intrauterine pregnancy on transvaginal ultrasound, sagittal view. Shown is a gestational sac containing a yolk sac
a gestational sac ... containing a yolk sac ... Clinical #EM #Obgyn #Radiology ... #POCUS #Sagittal ... #Endometrium #ALiEM
Ectopic pregnancy on transvaginal ultrasound, coronal view. Shown is a yolk sac within an extra-uterine gestational
Shown is a yolk sac ... extra-uterine gestational sac ... Clinical #Obgyn #Radiology ... #POCUS #Coronal ... #Ectopic #ALiEM
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
papillary mucle; SAM ... , systolic anterior ... Regurgitation #MR #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Cardiology
Normal IUP Findings 1) Yolk sac: Round fluid-filled structure within the gestational sac, located in the
Findings 1) Yolk sac ... the gestational sac ... near the yolk sac ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... TransAbdmonial #POCUS
Empty fluid-filled sac within the endometrium. Given the absence of contents, you cannot differentiate gestational vs
Empty fluid-filled sac ... pseudogestational sac ... This is not diagnostic ... #PelvicUS #POCUS ... PseudogestationalSac #ALiEM
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
- Secondary to systemic ... mid-portion of anterior ... it results from SAM ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Fibrillary = afib • Saw-Tooth ... Septal (V1-2) • Anterior ... aVL, V5-6) • Inferior ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system