6 results
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, Serial ... trops (-) EM ... Admit ==> Positive stress ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... plax #cardiology #pocus
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
ventricle (LV) and ... left atrium (LA ... orientation of the septum ... #Clinical #EM # ... Cardiology #POCUS
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
septum might look ... An ASD with atria ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... echocardiogram to workup ... right-heart failure ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... , LV thrombus, RV ... Serial TTE and close
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