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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 ... Dynamic LVOTO due to SAM ... Motion #LVOTO #SAM ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
PLAX. ... Cardiomyopathy #SAM ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Papillary Muscle Rupture on POCUS

See the "cracking whip"?  This is what papillary muscle rupture looks
Sam Ghali, M.D. ... Muscle #Rupture #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Wall Motion Abnormalities!

1. Hypokinesis = ↓ Squeeze
2. Akinesis = No Squeeze
3. Dyskinesis = Outward Bulging

Sam Ghali,
Outward Bulging Sam ... #Hypokinesis #PSAX ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
(PLAX) Surgery ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Mitral #Valve #plax ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Rotating 3D Chest X-Ray 
Here’s a teaching GIF to help visualize the 3D relationship between a
Chest X-Ray - Sam ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #3D #clinical #radiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Vegetations on Echocardiogram ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Mitral #Valve #psax ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
- Sam Ghali @EM_RESUS ... POCUS #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE