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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
SARS-COV-2 injury, Stress ... illness: Critical ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... embolism Acute ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Embolism ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
heart strain (pulmonary ... even see a saddle embolism ... Short #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... likely from a pulmonary ... embolism (PE). ... #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... strain related to pulmonary ... embolism, but could ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

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

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
infarction • Stress ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... factors + oxidative stress ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
on Echocardiogram ... the context of embolism ... #LV #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology