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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... • Evaluate for LV ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram
What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (A4C)

From what I
What's the LV Mass ... a consequence HoCM ... Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #HOCM #HCM ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy
What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (PSAX)

From what I
What's the LV Mass ... a consequence HoCM ... Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #HOCM #HCM ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... (HOCM) 52yo ... MRI (+) septal HCM ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... #echocardiogram
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM ... cara_mercer #HOCM ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... #SAM #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
pneumothorax LV ... - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... dysfunction LV ... chronic HTN - HOCM ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... occupying 1/3 the LV ... DD the [apical HOCM ... EchoAshwag #Mural #Thrombus ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Thickening on Echocardiogram ... cases: Case 1: LV ... Case 3: Apical HOCM ... Masses #Thickening #Echocardiogram ... clinical #a4c #comparison
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... with or without LV ... • Pulmonary embolus ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... , LV thrombus, RV