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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... • PSAX: Aortic Valve ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) "Frozen" tricuspid ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
before the first heart ... • c wave - caused ... valve. ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
In this case, note ... valve leaflets ... Carcinoid #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... Stenosis • Tricuspid ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Physiologic Causes ... valve conditions ... Regurgitation) • Tricuspid ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
The tricuspid valve ... commonest congenital cause ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
This case illustrates ... apically displaced valve ... (the tricuspid) ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus