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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, Serial ... trops (-) EM ... HCM + SAM ==> D ... #HCM #clinical ... #pocus
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
(A4) Apical 4 Chamber ... left ventricle (LV ... #Clinical #EM # ... Cardiology #POCUS ... #Apical #A4 #ApicalFourChamber
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Apical 3-Chamber ... the parasternal long ... aortic valve, the septal ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
cases: Case 1: LV ... Sarcoma Case 3: Apical ... HOCM Case 4: Hydatid ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #a4c #comparison
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Apical Wall Motion ... Echocardiogram LV ... apical wall motion ... Differential should ... #cardiology #a4c
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Echocardiogram - Apical ... is late RCM as LV ... septum might look ... #pocus #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... indirect chest wall ... especially inferior wall ... it results from SAM ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
interventricular septum ... left ventricle (LV ... ), left atrium ( ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... pregnancy • May have typical ... Many patients will ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... What are the next POCUS ... : serial blood cultures ... #clinical #cardiology