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PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
PLAX. ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... #SAM #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Effusion - Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... Parasternal #LongAxis #PLAX
Papillary Muscle Rupture on POCUS

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

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

Sam Ghali,
Outward Bulging Sam ... #Hypokinesis #PSAX ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
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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
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... HCM #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
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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 ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Cardiology #Clinical #POCUS
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Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy 

Dr. James Nadel @jimmy_nardel

#Dilated #Cardiomyopathy #sCHF #HFrEF #pocus #clinical #echocardiogram #plax #cardiology
Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... jimmy_nardel #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy ... #sCHF #HFrEF #pocus ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
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D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
- Sam Ghali @EM_RESUS ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE
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