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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
- Right Ventricular ... /4 of cases of stress ... also involves the right ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #POCUS
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Cardiac Causes ... Myocardium • Right ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Acute Respiratory Distress
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... septum might look ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (A4c ... + respiratory distress ... much filling of right ... #Tamponade #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
cardioembolic work ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... #Arterial #Clinical ... #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4c
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac ... CARP, DECREASE V trials
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (S4c ... + respiratory distress ... first glance you might ... #Tamponade #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... What are the next POCUS ... tests are not POCUS ... : serial blood cultures ... #clinical #cardiology
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
echo contrast material ... Here is the cardiac ... here we see it in right ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C