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Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
(A4) Apical 4 Chamber ... septum #Clinical #EM ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Apical #A4 #ApicalFourChamber ... #FourChamber #ALiEM
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Apical Wall Motion ... wall motion abnormality ... #Wall #Motion # ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Apical 3-Chamber ... The apical 3 ... the parasternal long ... valve, the septal portion ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Apical 5-Chamber (A5C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

With either slight fanning or probe
Apical 5-Chamber ... Wall Anatomy on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... see the anterior portion ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function,
Echocardiogram - Apical ... ventricular septal motion ... Echocardiogram #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Serial trops (-) EM ... echo ==> Septal wall ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
POCUS Echocardiogram ... inferior regional wall ... motion abnormalities ... #window #pocus # ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Echocardiogram - Apical ... Few processes will ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
indirect chest wall ... especially inferior wall ... papillary muscles apically ... it results from SAM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... This post will focus ... following high speed motor ... #Radiology #CTChest