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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on ECG Mid ... Triage EKG (no prior ... See thread for POCUS ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Intrauterine pregnancy on transvaginal ultrasound, sagittal view. Shown is a gestational sac containing a yolk sac
on transvaginal ultrasound ... a gestational sac ... endometrium #Clinical #EM ... #Obgyn #Radiology ... #TransVaginal #POCUS
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 ... IUP #Clinical #EM ... #Obgyn #Radiology ... #PelvicUS #POCUS
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (-) EM ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... Beside ultrasound ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Paradoxical emboli ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... ECG is vital while ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
of pregnancy (e.g ... Genetic variants (e.g ... deficiencies (e.g ... Consider biomarkers (e.g ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology