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LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
LVOTO due to SAM ... Management? ... Dynamic LVOTO due to SAM ... Motion #LVOTO #SAM ... #HOCM #POCUS #Echocardiogram
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM ... cara_mercer #HOCM ... Cardiomyopathy #SAM ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... thickening and SAM ... + SAM ==> D/C with ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Anterior Motion (SAM ... anterior motion (SAM ... Differential diagnosis ... Anterior #Motion #SAM ... #Clinical #POCUS
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... and short PR HOCM ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachy not from SA ... /brady) (3) SA ... escaped beats (4) SA ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Stenosis • HCM ... Sinus Syndrome (SA ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Differential #
A Summary slide of Sinoatrial Rhythms 
 • Sinus Rhythm
 • Sinus Arrhythmia
Blocks - SAB ... Sinoatrial #Rhythms #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg
Empty fluid-filled sac within the endometrium. Given the absence of contents, you cannot differentiate gestational vs
Empty fluid-filled sac ... contents, you cannot differentiate ... pseudogestational sac ... Clinical #EM #Obgyn #Radiology ... #PelvicUS #POCUS